Weather Records on 16 October 1972

464 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1972. Highest significance: Myponga, AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1972

On 16 October 1972, 464 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 453 daily.
Myponga set a daily record precipitation of 32.8 mm (1.3 in) on 16 October 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

464 stations

464 station records on 16 October 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zhizhgin Mayak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bol'soe-Almaatinskoe-Ozero	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Unskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Allende	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zimnegorskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie (Parnaroo Sect 50)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minjilky	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hornsby (Pretoria Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vercniy-Gorel'nik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Paz (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inukjuak Ua	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda da Guarda (Parque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ibate	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aughamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

464 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 15.

Records on 16 October 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1972

Top 20 records on 16 October 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1972	Myponga, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Tunnsjo, NO	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Zhizhgin Mayak, RU	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Bol'soe-Almaatinskoe-Ozero, KZ	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Unskij Majak, RU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Inukjuak Ua, CA	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Ignacio Allende, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Zimnegorskij Majak, RU	monthly rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Terowie (Parnaroo Sect 50), AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Onega, RU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Dolores, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Berlin, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Riksgransen, SE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1972	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1972	Anadarko 3 E, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1972	Thompson Welcome Ctr, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	34 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1972. 1972 had 464 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	310
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3