Weather Records on 16 October 1939

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1939. Highest significance: Den Helder-1, NL.

Key Facts for 16 October 1939

On 16 October 1939, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 351 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 493 daily.
Den Helder-1 set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 16 October 1939.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 16 October 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitta Mitta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun (1)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 322, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 16 October 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	322
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1939

Top 20 records on 16 October 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1939	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1939	Alur, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1939	Hosur, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1939	Mitta Mitta, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1939	Tallangatta Dcnr, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1939	Dodballapur, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1939	Channapatana, IN	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1939	Roodekuil, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1939	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1939	Birregurra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1939	Winchelsea (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1939	Kunigal, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1939	Devanhalli, IN	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1939	Dharmasala, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1939	Turuvekere, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1939	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low max	15.4 C (59.7 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1939	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1939	Walwa, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1939	Raichur, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1939	Athens, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	27 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1939. 1939 had 494 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 20	375
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1