Weather Records on 25 October 1916

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1916. Highest significance: Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 25 October 1916

On 25 October 1916, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
Koffiefontein (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 25 October 1916.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

19 stations

19 station records on 25 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tapio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1916 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.

Records on 25 October 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 25 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records

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 17.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1916

Top 19 records on 25 October 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1916	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Tapio, AU	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	14 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	25 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Wiarton, CA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	25 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	21 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Gunning Rural Supplies, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	25 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	5 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1916	Wallaloo, AU	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1 year	5 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

1800 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1916. 1916 had 19 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	8
3 to 5	3
5 to 8	4
8 to 10	2
10 to 13	1
13 to 15	0
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	1