Weather Records on 16 October 1944

609 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1944. Highest significance: Whitton (Conapaira St), AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1944

On 16 October 1944, 609 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 596 daily.
Whitton (Conapaira St) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.2 mm (2.4 in) on 16 October 1944.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

609 stations

609 station records on 16 October 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ramachandrapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	250.4 mm (9.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uardry 2 Out Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Razole(Rajole)	India	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guntur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balldale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aspen Grove Rch 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narsapur	India	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

609 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 194, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 16 October 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	194
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1944 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 596.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1944

Top 20 records on 16 October 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1944	Whitton (Conapaira St), AU	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Venukonda, IN	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Chinaganjam, IN	daily rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Yamma, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Kandukur, IN	daily rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Yanco (Billinbah East), AU	all-time rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Tadepalligudem, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Irikkur, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Ramachandrapuram, IN	daily rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	250.4 mm (9.9 in)	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Santaravur, IN	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Khurda, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Uardry 2 Out Station, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Gop, IN	monthly rain	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Banpur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Basel Binningen, CH	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Jemez Springs, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Espanola, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1944	Razole(Rajole), IN	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	44 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1944. 1944 had 609 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	426
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2