Weather Records on 16 October 1921

54 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1921. Highest significance: Thorpdale State School, AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1921

On 16 October 1921, 54 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 53 daily.
Thorpdale State School set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 16 October 1921.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

54 stations

54 station records on 16 October 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mitiamo 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quandary (Happy Corner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

54 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 24.

Records on 16 October 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 53.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

49 broken records

Margins by which the 49 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1921

Top 20 records on 16 October 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1921	Thorpdale State School, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1921	Oxford, GB	daily high max	19.6 C (67.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1921	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Armagh, GB	daily high max	17.6 C (63.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Elatma, RU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	42 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1921	Sonnblick, AT	daily high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	15 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1921. 1921 had 54 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	29
3 to 5	5
5 to 8	6
8 to 10	4
10 to 13	2
13 to 15	1
15 to 18	1
18 to 20	1