Weather Records on 16 October 1959

319 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1959. Highest significance: Coomrith, AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1959

On 16 October 1959, 319 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
84 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 316 daily.
Coomrith set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 16 October 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

319 stations

319 station records on 16 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lolworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armori	India	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katoria	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khambha	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kenogami	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taabinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raghopur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

319 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records

Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1959

Top 20 records on 16 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1959	Coomrith, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1959	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1959	Dalby Post Office, AU	monthly low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1959	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1959	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1959	Balmoral Station, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1959	Palpan, MX	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1959	Dublin, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1959	Conway, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1959	Lolworth, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1959	Jonacatepec, MX	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1959	Kingstree, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1959	Ganca, AZ	daily low min	2.4 C (36.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1959	Kinnoul, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1959	Goodger Store, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1959	Veraval, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1959	Armori, IN	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1959	Byfield Childs Road, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1959	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1959	Katoria, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1959. 1959 had 319 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 25	213
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1