Weather Records on 16 October 1953

508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1953. Highest significance: Boonara, AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1953

On 16 October 1953, 508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 502 daily.
Boonara set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 16 October 1953.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

508 stations

508 station records on 16 October 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Windera Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matong (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan State Forest 220	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

508 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 261.

Records on 16 October 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 502.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

427 broken records

Margins by which the 427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1953

Top 20 records on 16 October 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1953	Boonara, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Bolagamy, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Ungarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	120 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Windera Creek, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Gilgandra (Berida), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Dapto West (Stane Dykes), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Moree Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Ardlethan Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Warren (Frawley St), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Dapto Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Matong (Bonnie Doon), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Estancia, BR	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1953	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	45 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1953. 1953 had 508 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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Data for records on 1953-10-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	308
10 to 20	66
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2