Weather Records on 16 October 1930

312 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1930. Highest significance: Battleford, CA.

Key Facts for 16 October 1930

On 16 October 1930, 312 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 303 daily.
Battleford set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 16 October 1930.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

312 stations

312 station records on 16 October 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Renova	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

312 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 October 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 October 1930 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1930

Top 20 records on 16 October 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1930	Battleford, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1930	Oxford, GB	daily high min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1930	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1930	Battleford, CA	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1930	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	Ashland, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	monthly low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	Edmonton, CA	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	Renova, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	Pawtucket, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	Big Creek, CA	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	Framingham, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	Taunton, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	Great Falls 16St, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	Prince Albert, CA	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	St Joseph, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	Fort Macleod, CA	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1930	Fort St James, CA	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	24 years	25 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1930. 1930 had 312 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	229
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1