Weather Records on 16 October 1942

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1942. Highest significance: Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1942

On 16 October 1942, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 409 daily.
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 16 October 1942.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 16 October 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	323.9 mm (12.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jerusalem St. Anne	Israel	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thulimbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kesiary Kaltikri	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 106.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1942

Top 20 records on 16 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1942	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1942	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1942	Lubeck-Werft, DE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Dantan, IN	all-time rain	323.9 mm (12.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Potkabari, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Great Falls, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Jerusalem St. Anne, IL	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Gladwin, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Menangle, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Goderich, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Leura Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Penrose (Panorama), AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Boulder, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Kings Tablelands, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Wentworth Falls Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Midland 2, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1942	Tulia 6 NE, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	46 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1942. 1942 had 426 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	307
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1