Weather Records on 16 October 1948

279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1948. Highest significance: Srivaikuntam, IN.

Key Facts for 16 October 1948

On 16 October 1948, 279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 275 daily.
Srivaikuntam set a daily record precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 16 October 1948.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

279 stations

279 station records on 16 October 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chapra Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhogpur	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prantij	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandal	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

279 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 18.

Records on 16 October 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 275.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1948

Top 20 records on 16 October 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1948	Srivaikuntam, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1948	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1948	Seetapal, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1948	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1948	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1948	Chapra Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1948	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1948	Niphad, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1948	Bhogpur, IN	monthly rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1948	Arasadi, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1948	Raipur, IN	monthly rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1948	Waterdale, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1948	Yerevan, AM	daily low min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1948	Arkalgud, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1948	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1948	Greenville, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1948	Kottaram, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1948	Yolla (Sea View), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1948	Trichur, IN	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1948	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	26 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1948. 1948 had 279 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 50	212
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1