Weather Records on 16 October 1931

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1931. Highest significance: Murwara(Kathi), IN.

Key Facts for 16 October 1931

On 16 October 1931, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 503 daily.
Murwara(Kathi) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 144.3 mm (5.7 in) on 16 October 1931.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

515 stations

515 station records on 16 October 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Basaunti	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mahoba	India	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Punahana	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen Kaman	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sapotra	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belathal	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hattin	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Igatpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maudeha	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ballabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Girwan Naraini	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jalaun	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bijanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chhibramau	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palwal	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amethi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chhipabarod	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 454, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 October 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	454
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 October 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1931

Top 20 records on 16 October 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1931	Murwara(Kathi), IN	monthly rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Basaunti, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Mahoba, IN	monthly rain	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Punahana, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Chicholi, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Mungeli, IN	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Sakoli, IN	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Kamen Kaman, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Sapotra, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Dhandaus, IN	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Belathal, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Banda, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Moth, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Orono, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Olpad, IN	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Eastport, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Hyannis, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Hattin, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Igatpuri, IN	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1931	Lachmangarh, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1931. 1931 had 515 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 25	345
25 to 50	105
50 to 75	34
75 to 100	12
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1