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Weather Records on 16 October 1916

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1916. Highest significance: Owen Sound, CA.

Key Facts for 16 October 1916

  • On 16 October 1916, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Owen Sound set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 16 October 1916.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 16 October 1916 28 station records on 16 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 16 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 October 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord daily precipitation6.8 mm (0.27 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high maximum temperature22.3 C (72.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
BooreegammaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
AshevilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HoburgSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HaddonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
AstanaKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation7.5 mm (0.30 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 16 October 1916 by type Records set or tied on 16 October 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 19. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 October 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.
Records on 16 October 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 October 1916 by timescale Records on 16 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 16 October 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 October 1916 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 122 to 4: 34 to 6: 46 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 12: 212 to 14: 314 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 October 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 212
2 to 43
4 to 64
6 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 122
12 to 143
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1916
Top 20 records on 16 October 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 October 1916Owen Sound, CAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)27 years27 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Coldwater, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)14.8 mm (0.6 in)20 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Southampton, CAdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Parry Sound, CAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)11.1 mm (0.4 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Tashkent, UZdaily rain6.8 mm (0.27 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Enngonia (Morton Plains), AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)7 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)32 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Rowlesburg 1, USdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)2 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Kiev, UAdaily high max22.3 C (72.1 F)4.2 C (7.6 F)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Wilmington Wb City, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Moose Factory, CAdaily low min-7.8 C (18.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Booreegamma, AUdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Walgett (Goangra), AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Chicoutimi, CAdaily low min-11.1 C (12.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Morgantown 1, USdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)2 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Lakefield, CAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Asheville, USdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Moose Factory, CAdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1916Hoburg, SEdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)22 years11 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

1796 to 1916
Records on 10-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 28 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001796: 11808: 11810: 11811: 31817: 11826: 11830: 11836: 21838: 11839: 11856: 11859: 21862: 21865: 21870: 31873: 21876: 21877: 31878: 21879: 41880: 11881: 31882: 11883: 21884: 21885: 11886: 41887: 31889: 11890: 41891: 51892: 61893: 121894: 51895: 21896: 21897: 91898: 41899: 81901: 41902: 71903: 61904: 71905: 161906: 31907: 61908: 491909: 201910: 101911: 181912: 161913: 251914: 521915: 171916: 281917: 191918: 251919: 581920: 441921: 541922: 571923: 841924: 811925: 3041926: 1801927: 1221928: 5431929: 1181930: 3121931: 5151932: 3791933: 2181934: 7121935: 3951936: 2441937: 1,2001938: 6061939: 4941940: 5311941: 2201942: 4261943: 1,2331944: 6091945: 4141946: 3981947: 8651948: 2791949: 3781950: 3441951: 2661952: 6981953: 5081954: 1,0681955: 4271956: 6201957: 3541958: 4941959: 3191960: 5401961: 7901962: 5041963: 4641964: 5131965: 4981966: 6691967: 5161968: 9871969: 8451970: 7891971: 9791972: 4641973: 5391974: 1,0611975: 4871976: 1,0531977: 5491978: 8221979: 5801980: 1,3831981: 8971982: 4301983: 4321984: 1,5071985: 6721986: 4501987: 1,2591988: 7031989: 8201990: 8901991: 1,5431992: 1,6461993: 9991994: 1,1761995: 1,0611996: 5851997: 9391998: 9341999: 7052000: 5192001: 7542002: 1,0792003: 5302004: 6872005: 6842006: 1,3302007: 6452008: 7782009: 1,9312010: 1,0492011: 8162012: 7282013: 5462014: 6952015: 1,1422016: 1,0632017: 1,0142018: 1,5582019: 4632020: 4842021: 5412022: 6762023: 6082024: 7212025: 5591796187718951913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1916. 1916 had 28 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-16 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18081
18101
18113
18171
18261
18301
18362
18381
18391
18561
18592
18622
18652
18703
18732
18762
18773
18782
18794
18801
18813
18821
18832
18842
18851
18864
18873
18891
18904
18915
18926
189312
18945
18952
18962
18979
18984
18998
19014
19027
19036
19047
190516
19063
19076
190849
190920
191010
191118
191216
191325
191452
191517
191628
191719
191825
191958
192044
192154
192257
192384
192481
1925304
1926180
1927122
1928543
1929118
1930312
1931515
1932379
1933218
1934712
1935395
1936244
19371,200
1938606
1939494
1940531
1941220
1942426
19431,233
1944609
1945414
1946398
1947865
1948279
1949378
1950344
1951266
1952698
1953508
19541,068
1955427
1956620
1957354
1958494
1959319
1960540
1961790
1962504
1963464
1964513
1965498
1966669
1967516
1968987
1969845
1970789
1971979
1972464
1973539
19741,061
1975487
19761,053
1977549
1978822
1979580
19801,383
1981897
1982430
1983432
19841,507
1985672
1986450
19871,259
1988703
1989820
1990890
19911,543
19921,646
1993999
19941,176
19951,061
1996585
1997939
1998934
1999705
2000519
2001754
20021,079
2003530
2004687
2005684
20061,330
2007645
2008778
20091,931
20101,049
2011816
2012728
2013546
2014695
20151,142
20161,063
20171,014
20181,558
2019463
2020484
2021541
2022676
2023608
2024721
2025559

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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).