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Weather Records on 16 October 1920

44 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1920. Highest significance: Mt Perry the Pines, AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1920

  • On 16 October 1920, 44 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 43 daily.
  • Mt Perry the Pines set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 16 October 1920.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

44 stations
Weather records on 16 October 1920 44 station records on 16 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
44 station records on 16 October 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 October 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Mt Perry the PinesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation71.6 mm (2.8 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
LangmornAustraliaRecord daily precipitation59.9 mm (2.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Chinchilla Water Treatment PlaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WeimarGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
GunneeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MaryboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation8.3 mm (0.33 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Peak DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
RollestonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.9 C (23.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.2 C (68.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney CreekCanadaRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
GympieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.2 mm (1.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

44 records
Records on 16 October 1920 by type Records set or tied on 16 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 25. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 11Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 25Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 October 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 25.
Records on 16 October 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum11
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall25
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 October 1920 by timescale Records on 16 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 43. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 43all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 October 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 43.
Records on 16 October 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily43

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 October 1920 Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.8. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2610 to 20: 720 to 30: 230 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 October 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 1026
10 to 207
20 to 302
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1920
Top 20 records on 16 October 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 October 1920Mt Perry the Pines, AUdaily rain71.6 mm (2.8 in)52.8 mm (2.1 in)22 years49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1920Langmorn, AUdaily rain59.9 mm (2.4 in)30.7 mm (1.2 in)27 years34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)26.0 mm (1.0 in)11 years32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)50 years28 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Hawkwood Station, AUmonthly rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)3 years26 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Eidsvold Post Office, AUdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)22 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Olands Norra Udde, SEdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Weimar, DEdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)3.7 mm (0.15 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Alice Post Office, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Parry Sound, CAdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Guelph Oac, CAdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Alpha Post Office, AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Burketown Post Office, AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Maly Uzen', RUdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily high min19.0 C (66.2 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Clermont Sirius St, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Lawrence Post Office, AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)11 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1920Gunnee, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)25 years15 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 1920
Records on 10-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1920. 1920 had 44 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 1920. 1920 had 44 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).