Weather Records on 16 October 1949

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1949. Highest significance: Willow Tree (Valais), AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1949

On 16 October 1949, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 366 daily.
Willow Tree (Valais) set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 16 October 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 16 October 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baikunthpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 79, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 16 October 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	79
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1949

Top 20 records on 16 October 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1949	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Uccle, BE	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Warron, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Putbus, DE	daily high max	19.2 C (66.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Bindango, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Uccle, BE	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Port Lincoln (Big Swamp), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Ipira (Camisao), BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Yandarloo, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Yarrawonga, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Kiandra Chalet, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Murringo (Windermere), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	74 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1949	Leura, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1949	Baikunthpur, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1949	Bodalkasa, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1949	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	32 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1949. 1949 had 378 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	322
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1