Weather Records on 16 October 1950

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1950. Highest significance: Ketty, IN.

Key Facts for 16 October 1950

On 16 October 1950, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 342 daily.
Ketty set a daily record precipitation of 155.2 mm (6.1 in) on 16 October 1950.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 16 October 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noccundra Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ruffy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pastura 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 16 October 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1950

Top 20 records on 16 October 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1950	Ketty, IN	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1950	Marloo, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1950	Teryawynia, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1950	Noccundra Police Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1950	Wantiool (Caithness), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1950	Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1950	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1950	Ruffy, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1950	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1950	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1950	Nelyambo, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1950	Ceduna Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1950	Sarina Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1950	Uttamachipura, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1950	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1950	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1950	Old Koreelah (McPherson), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1950	Isleworth, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1950	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1950	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	54 years	23 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 344 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	221
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1