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Weather Records on 15 October 1916

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1916. Highest significance: Darwin Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 15 October 1916

  • On 15 October 1916, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Darwin Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 15 October 1916.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 15 October 1916 21 station records on 15 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 15 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 October 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation91.4 mm (3.6 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation25.2 mm (1.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature20.7 C (69.3 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
KazalinskKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation16.9 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BjuroklubbSwedenRecord daily precipitation19.2 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.9 C (62.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature31.6 C (88.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
HaddonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Powell CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 15 October 1916 by type Records set or tied on 15 October 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 October 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 15 October 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 October 1916 by timescale Records on 15 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20.
Records on 15 October 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 October 1916 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.8. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1810 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 October 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 1018
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1916
Top 20 records on 15 October 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 October 1916Darwin Post Office, AUdaily rain91.4 mm (3.6 in)66.8 mm (2.6 in)2 years44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1916Pitea, SEdaily rain25.2 mm (1.0 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)34 years33 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Chicoutimi, CAdaily low min-10.6 C (12.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)27 years22 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Darwin Post Office, AUmonthly low min20.7 C (69.3 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)14 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Kazalinsk, KZdaily rain16.9 mm (0.7 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Bjuroklubb, SEdaily rain19.2 mm (0.8 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max16.9 C (62.4 F)5.4 C (9.7 F)13 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Knysna (Tnk), ZAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Middletown 4 W, USdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Darwin Post Office, AUdaily low max31.6 C (88.9 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Vineland, USdaily low min0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Haddon, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Victoria River Downs, AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)18 years8 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Charlotte Waters, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Bloukrans (Bos), ZAdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)14 years7 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Haparanda, SEdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Powell Creek, AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Moose Factory, CAdaily low max2.8 C (37.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1916Setauket Strong, USdaily low min (Tie)3.9 C (39.0 F)tie28 years2 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

1794 to 1916
Records on 10-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 21 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11795: 11796: 11807: 11808: 21836: 11838: 11839: 11849: 11859: 21862: 11870: 21871: 41873: 11875: 11876: 31877: 11878: 31879: 31881: 31882: 41885: 21886: 11887: 81889: 21891: 41892: 11893: 51894: 91895: 31896: 81897: 21898: 31899: 41900: 31901: 41902: 71903: 131904: 101905: 131906: 71907: 111908: 131909: 171910: 141911: 181912: 171913: 701914: 281915: 481916: 211917: 291918: 211919: 651920: 381921: 1601922: 431923: 661924: 1181925: 2211926: 1251927: 941928: 3851929: 2001930: 2821931: 4611932: 2131933: 2551934: 4341935: 3031936: 1261937: 1,4441938: 5981939: 4611940: 4581941: 3301942: 4941943: 7041944: 2461945: 4871946: 3541947: 9631948: 2241949: 5461950: 3211951: 3411952: 6621953: 3741954: 9451955: 4441956: 5551957: 4611958: 6061959: 4111960: 6001961: 8341962: 1,0091963: 5221964: 4881965: 2991966: 1,2651967: 4641968: 1,1111969: 1,0741970: 6421971: 7441972: 5841973: 5251974: 7681975: 8081976: 7911977: 5431978: 8861979: 7201980: 1,0061981: 9651982: 2971983: 6531984: 1,2361985: 1,0681986: 7681987: 9001988: 8961989: 5601990: 1,1341991: 1,1391992: 1,5301993: 1,0661994: 1,1031995: 1,0081996: 4581997: 9641998: 8061999: 7662000: 6252001: 7052002: 9652003: 7372004: 7162005: 6102006: 1,3052007: 7022008: 9592009: 2,3652010: 1,0952011: 9062012: 9092013: 6322014: 9012015: 1,1392016: 6742017: 1,0912018: 2,6822019: 4792020: 4992021: 9832022: 6332023: 3192024: 7482025: 6971794187718981914193019461962197819942010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 21 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-15 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17951
17961
18071
18082
18361
18381
18391
18491
18592
18621
18702
18714
18731
18751
18763
18771
18783
18793
18813
18824
18852
18861
18878
18892
18914
18921
18935
18949
18953
18968
18972
18983
18994
19003
19014
19027
190313
190410
190513
19067
190711
190813
190917
191014
191118
191217
191370
191428
191548
191621
191729
191821
191965
192038
1921160
192243
192366
1924118
1925221
1926125
192794
1928385
1929200
1930282
1931461
1932213
1933255
1934434
1935303
1936126
19371,444
1938598
1939461
1940458
1941330
1942494
1943704
1944246
1945487
1946354
1947963
1948224
1949546
1950321
1951341
1952662
1953374
1954945
1955444
1956555
1957461
1958606
1959411
1960600
1961834
19621,009
1963522
1964488
1965299
19661,265
1967464
19681,111
19691,074
1970642
1971744
1972584
1973525
1974768
1975808
1976791
1977543
1978886
1979720
19801,006
1981965
1982297
1983653
19841,236
19851,068
1986768
1987900
1988896
1989560
19901,134
19911,139
19921,530
19931,066
19941,103
19951,008
1996458
1997964
1998806
1999766
2000625
2001705
2002965
2003737
2004716
2005610
20061,305
2007702
2008959
20092,365
20101,095
2011906
2012909
2013632
2014901
20151,139
2016674
20171,091
20182,682
2019479
2020499
2021983
2022633
2023319
2024748
2025697

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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).