Weather Records on 16 October 1983

432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1983. Highest significance: Yarram, AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1983

On 16 October 1983, 432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 403 daily.
Yarram set a daily record precipitation of 58.6 mm (2.3 in) on 16 October 1983.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

432 stations

432 station records on 16 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bullengarook East (Seskinore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside (Lake View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bentleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woori Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale Necropolis	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darriman (Tarralangi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makanga	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scoresby Research Institute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tidal River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

432 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

363 broken records

Margins by which the 363 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1983

Top 20 records on 16 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1983	Yarram, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1983	Durdidwarrah, AU	monthly rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1983	Essendon Airport, AU	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1983	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1983	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1983	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1983	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1983	Red Hill South, AU	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1983	Epping, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1983	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1983	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1983	Anakie, AU	monthly rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1983	Preston Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1983	Whittlesea, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1983	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1983	Gisborne, AU	monthly rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1983	Silvan, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1983	Bullengarook East (Seskinore), AU	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1983	Woodend (Carlisle Street), AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1983	Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	10 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1983. 1983 had 432 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 20	314
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1