Weather Records on 19 October 1916

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1916. Highest significance: Lismore (Centre Street), AU.

Key Facts for 19 October 1916

On 19 October 1916, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 59 daily.
Lismore (Centre Street) set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 19 October 1916.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 19 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 19 October 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 59.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1916

Top 20 records on 19 October 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1916	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1916	Port Dover, CA	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1916	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1916	Chatham 2, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Lakefield, CA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Concord, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Athens, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Vineland, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Barrie, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Brome, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Halifax, CA	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1916	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	17 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

1806 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1916. 1916 had 61 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 October 1916
Margin	Records
0 to 10	37
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1