Weather Records on 16 October 1958

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1958. Highest significance: Burnie (No 1), AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1958

On 16 October 1958, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 481 daily.
Burnie (No 1) set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 16 October 1958.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 16 October 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nandigram	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Takone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moltema (Craythorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Fernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Long Beach Pub Svc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Loerie (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 October 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1958

Top 20 records on 16 October 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1958	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1958	Northdown (Hamley), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1958	Lennoxville, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1958	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1958	Devonport Harbour Master, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1958	Nandigram, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1958	Ridgley, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1958	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1958	Upper Lake 2 N, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1958	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1958	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1958	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1958	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1958	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1958	Edith Creek, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1958	West Takone, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1958	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1958	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1958	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1958	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	30 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1958. 1958 had 494 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	329
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2