Weather Records on 16 October 1927

122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1927. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 16 October 1927

On 16 October 1927, 122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 121 daily.
Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 16 October 1927.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

122 stations

122 station records on 16 October 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

122 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.

Records on 16 October 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 121.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

88 broken records

Margins by which the 88 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1927

Top 20 records on 16 October 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1927	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1927	Gospic, HR	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Biskra, DZ	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DK	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Tartu, EE	daily low min	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Prince Albert, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Bardstown, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Dayville, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Newport 1 NW, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1927	Prince Albert, CA	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1927. 1927 had 122 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 5	77
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2