Weather Records on 16 October 1974

1,061 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1974. Highest significance: Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1974

On 16 October 1974, 1,061 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 341 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,036 daily.
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 16 October 1974.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,061 stations

1,061 station records on 16 October 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moorlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mypolonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Port Dock Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Torrens Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Waite Institute)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Black Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda (Brownlow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perponda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
McLaren Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kokatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Light	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Twins Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glenside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Peters Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Unley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Owen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Purnong (Claypans)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Trinity Gardens)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Commonwealth Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wirraminna Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,061 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 211, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 468, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 October 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	211
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	468
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 October 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 1,036.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

934 broken records

Margins by which the 934 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 740.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1974

Top 20 records on 16 October 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1974	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1974	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1974	Moorlands, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1974	Mypolonga, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1974	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1974	Barton, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1974	Iron Knob, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1974	Coomandook (Malinong), AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1974	Adelaide (Port Dock Railway St, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1974	Adelaide (Torrens Island), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1974	Flat Top, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1974	Adelaide (Waite Institute), AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1974	Black Hill, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1974	Keith, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1974	Eudunda (Brownlow), AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1974	Perponda, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1974	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1974	Kingoonya, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1974	Tarcoola, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1974	McLaren Vale, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	52 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 1,061 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 100	929
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1