Weather Records on 16 October 1961

790 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1961. Highest significance: Burruer (Illaroo), AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1961

On 16 October 1961, 790 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 303 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 774 daily.
Burruer (Illaroo) set a daily record precipitation of 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 16 October 1961.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

790 stations

790 station records on 16 October 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burruer (Illaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Omsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guaratingueta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

790 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 246, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 25.

Records on 16 October 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	246
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 774.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

602 broken records

Margins by which the 602 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 1961

Top 20 records on 16 October 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1961	Burruer (Illaroo), AU	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1961	Bethel AP, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1961	Valapady, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1961	Omsk, RU	daily low min	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	15.1 C (27.2 F)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1961	Buxton, GB	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1961	Bic, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1961	Houlton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1961	Chula Vista, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1961	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1961	Holy Cross, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1961	Guaratingueta, BR	daily rain	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1961	Barrage Mitis, CA	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1961	Millinocket, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1961	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1961	Los Gatos, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1961	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1961	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1961	Framingham, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1961	Tomsk, RU	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1961	Manchester, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	33 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1961. 1961 had 790 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	578
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1