Weather Records on 16 October 1947

865 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1947. Highest significance: Lake Spaulding, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 1947

On 16 October 1947, 865 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
631 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 828 daily.
Lake Spaulding set a daily record precipitation of 86.6 mm (3.4 in) on 16 October 1947.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

865 stations

865 station records on 16 October 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Plumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
China Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

865 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 375, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 256, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 October 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	375
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	256
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 828.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1947

Top 20 records on 16 October 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1947	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Bandon 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Drain, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	McCloud, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Ukiah, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Cottage Grove 2E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Grass Valley, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Storlien, SE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Chester, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Canyon Dam, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Summit Grd STN, US	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Deer Creek Ph, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Nevada City, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Everett, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Quitman 2 NW, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1947	Kentfield, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1947. 1947 had 865 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	651
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2