Weather Records on 16 October 1937

1,200 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1937. Highest significance: Pooncarie (Moorara), AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1937

On 16 October 1937, 1,200 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 765 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,176 daily.
Pooncarie (Moorara) set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 16 October 1937.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,200 stations

1,200 station records on 16 October 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Towan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meilman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheep Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Tillara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,200 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 454, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 311, Heaviest daily rainfall 360, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	454
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	311
Heaviest daily rainfall	360
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 1,176.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,006 broken records

Margins by which the 1,006 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1937

Top 20 records on 16 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1937	Pooncarie (Moorara), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Kenmare, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Storm Lake, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Nyah (Yarraby Tank), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Warranooke (Glenorchy), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Tyrrell Downs, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Towan, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Hampton, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Geilo, NO	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Hoxie, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	San Remo, AU	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Bird Island, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Norton 9SSE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Lyrup, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1937	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	40 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1937. 1937 had 1,200 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	972
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	2