Weather Records on 16 October 1926

180 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1926. Highest significance: Newport, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 1926

On 16 October 1926, 180 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 177 daily.
Newport set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 16 October 1926.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

180 stations

180 station records on 16 October 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

180 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 63, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 October 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	63
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 October 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 177.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1926

Top 20 records on 16 October 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1926	Newport, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1926	Bologna, IT	daily high min	17.9 C (64.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1926	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Ukiah, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Worcester, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Oelrichs, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Port Townsend, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Fort St James, CA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Plauen, DE	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Biser, RU	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Milan, IT	daily high max	22.5 C (72.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Astoria, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1926	Toledo, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	20 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1926. 1926 had 180 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 10	139
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1