Weather Records on 16 October 1943

1,233 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1943. Highest significance: Clontarf, CA.

Key Facts for 16 October 1943

On 16 October 1943, 1,233 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 780 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 1,223 daily.
Clontarf set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 16 October 1943.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,233 stations

1,233 station records on 16 October 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Courela (Challner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gudur(Guduru)	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khandala	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,233 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 390, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 390, Heaviest daily rainfall 323, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	390
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	390
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 1,223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,097 broken records

Margins by which the 1,097 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1943

Top 20 records on 16 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1943	Clontarf, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Henbury, AU	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Farmington, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Wirrulla (Petina), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Coraopolis Neville Is, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Courela (Challner), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Beaver Falls 1 NE, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Glenville, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Gudur(Guduru), IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Geneva Exp STN, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Belleville, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Arantangi, IN	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1943	Kakinada, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	18 years	39 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1943. 1943 had 1,233 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	1,011
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1