Weather Records on 16 October 1987

1,259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1987. Highest significance: Avenel (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1987

On 16 October 1987, 1,259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
574 were record highs and 295 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,234 daily.
Avenel (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 16 October 1987.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,259 stations

1,259 station records on 16 October 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tsurugisan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	392.0 mm (15.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	340.5 mm (13.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaihapai 841	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sakai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Okayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Langley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Siksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cosala	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bygdea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brydeswood STN 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatabon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,259 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 358, Lowest daily minimum 256, Heaviest daily rainfall 389, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 October 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	358
Lowest daily minimum	256
Heaviest daily rainfall	389
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1987 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 1,234.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,114 broken records

Margins by which the 1,114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1987

Top 20 records on 16 October 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1987	Avenel (Post Office), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1987	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1987	Tadotsu, JP	monthly rain	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Tsurugisan, JP	monthly rain	392.0 mm (15.4 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Shimizu, JP	monthly rain	340.5 mm (13.4 in)	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Kenton, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Kawaihapai 841, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Sakai, JP	daily rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Okayama, JP	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Asosan, JP	daily rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Tanegashima, JP	daily rain	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Takamatsu, JP	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Miyakonojo, JP	daily rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Salzburg, AT	monthly high max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Uwajima, JP	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Wahiawa 930, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Waiawa 943, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1987	Beeac (Post Office), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	47 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1987. 1987 had 1,259 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	1,049
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2