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Weather Records on 7 October 1916

35 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1916. Highest significance: Cumbalum (Fairview), AU.

Key Facts for 7 October 1916

  • On 7 October 1916, 35 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 18 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Cumbalum (Fairview) set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 7 October 1916.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

35 stations
Weather records on 7 October 1916 35 station records on 7 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
35 station records on 7 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 October 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cumbalum (Fairview)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-MaRussiaRecord daily precipitation16.9 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation22.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.0 cm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high maximum temperature17.0 C (62.6 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature17.6 C (63.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholme (Bassett)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.1 C (57.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MundooraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.1 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
KargopolRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

35 records
Records on 7 October 1916 by type Records set or tied on 7 October 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 12Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 October 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 7 October 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum12
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 October 1916 by timescale Records on 7 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 33.
Records on 7 October 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 October 1916 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.4. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 185 to 10: 410 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 October 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 518
5 to 104
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 252

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1916
Top 20 records on 7 October 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 October 1916Cumbalum (Fairview), AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)23.4 mm (0.9 in)21 years24 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Peterborough, CAmonthly high max30.0 C (86.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)25 years23 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Tot-Ma, RUdaily rain16.9 mm (0.7 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain22.8 mm (0.9 in)14.6 mm (0.6 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Falun, SEdaily rain13.8 mm (0.5 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Stuarts Creek, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Chicoutimi, CAdaily low min-9.4 C (15.1 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Madison Wb City, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Prince Albert, CAdaily snowfall2.0 cm (0.8 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Kristianstad, SEdaily high max17.0 C (62.6 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low max15.6 C (60.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)36 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Bodalla Post Office, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high max17.6 C (63.7 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Branxholme (Bassett), AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)9 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Bird Rocks, CAdaily high max16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Winnemucca AP, USdaily low max5.6 C (42.1 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)3 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916Magdeburg, DEdaily high min14.1 C (57.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1916San Diego Wbo, USdaily low min8.9 C (48.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1802 to 1916
Records on 10-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1916. 1916 had 35 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 11811: 11824: 11839: 11843: 11852: 21853: 11854: 11858: 11861: 11863: 21864: 41865: 11867: 21868: 11869: 11872: 21873: 41875: 11876: 21877: 11878: 11880: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11886: 11887: 11888: 21889: 31890: 41891: 21892: 21893: 51895: 21896: 21897: 61898: 71899: 61900: 61901: 141902: 31903: 111904: 271905: 91906: 51907: 101908: 141909: 141910: 181911: 241912: 361913: 321914: 201915: 221916: 351917: 471918: 1211919: 281920: 1061921: 681922: 431923: 1171924: 861925: 2471926: 1571927: 1731928: 1201929: 1211930: 5171931: 6031932: 4761933: 1661934: 2371935: 9181936: 4361937: 3591938: 4711939: 7691940: 1591941: 8921942: 1841943: 4241944: 2651945: 2571946: 1,1281947: 5571948: 3331949: 5761950: 3631951: 6041952: 1,4701953: 5241954: 4651955: 6291956: 5481957: 5671958: 5981959: 7701960: 4131961: 7211962: 4491963: 4531964: 9611965: 5841966: 3981967: 4321968: 7641969: 3651970: 1,1481971: 6291972: 5371973: 4611974: 7731975: 7601976: 1,0871977: 8081978: 4061979: 7741980: 1,2531981: 7371982: 1,0791983: 5551984: 7171985: 1,0891986: 5191987: 8341988: 7531989: 3891990: 9481991: 1,1891992: 8721993: 9181994: 1,1441995: 6581996: 1,0731997: 1,9031998: 1,3311999: 8952000: 2,4272001: 8232002: 7042003: 1,3642004: 5182005: 1,4762006: 1,0042007: 2,2852008: 6212009: 1,9262010: 9942011: 1,2162012: 1,3502013: 6752014: 5692015: 4392016: 5372017: 5812018: 1,0632019: 5692020: 1,1752021: 5862022: 5572023: 7052024: 8492025: 5252026: 9171802187318951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1916. 1916 had 35 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-07 in each year
YearRecords
18021
18111
18241
18391
18431
18522
18531
18541
18581
18611
18632
18644
18651
18672
18681
18691
18722
18734
18751
18762
18771
18781
18801
18811
18821
18841
18861
18871
18882
18893
18904
18912
18922
18935
18952
18962
18976
18987
18996
19006
190114
19023
190311
190427
19059
19065
190710
190814
190914
191018
191124
191236
191332
191420
191522
191635
191747
1918121
191928
1920106
192168
192243
1923117
192486
1925247
1926157
1927173
1928120
1929121
1930517
1931603
1932476
1933166
1934237
1935918
1936436
1937359
1938471
1939769
1940159
1941892
1942184
1943424
1944265
1945257
19461,128
1947557
1948333
1949576
1950363
1951604
19521,470
1953524
1954465
1955629
1956548
1957567
1958598
1959770
1960413
1961721
1962449
1963453
1964961
1965584
1966398
1967432
1968764
1969365
19701,148
1971629
1972537
1973461
1974773
1975760
19761,087
1977808
1978406
1979774
19801,253
1981737
19821,079
1983555
1984717
19851,089
1986519
1987834
1988753
1989389
1990948
19911,189
1992872
1993918
19941,144
1995658
19961,073
19971,903
19981,331
1999895
20002,427
2001823
2002704
20031,364
2004518
20051,476
20061,004
20072,285
2008621
20091,926
2010994
20111,216
20121,350
2013675
2014569
2015439
2016537
2017581
20181,063
2019569
20201,175
2021586
2022557
2023705
2024849
2025525
2026917

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).