Weather Records on 16 October 1990

890 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1990. Highest significance: Lichinga, MZ.

Key Facts for 16 October 1990

On 16 October 1990, 890 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
659 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 878 daily.
Lichinga set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 23.1 C (73.6 F) on 16 October 1990.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

890 stations

890 station records on 16 October 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mairinque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rifaina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mandera	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	181.2 mm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chemult	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Media Luna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ika	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kazachinskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Slatteroy Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vitim	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cosmorama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zapaluta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union Juarez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

890 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 336, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 323, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 October 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	336
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	323
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 October 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 878.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

748 broken records

Margins by which the 748 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1990

Top 20 records on 16 October 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1990	Lichinga, MZ	all-time high min	23.1 C (73.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Mairinque, BR	daily rain	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Milan, IT	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Ust'-Taymyra (Taymyr Lake), RU	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Cotonou, BJ	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Carson, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	13.4 C (56.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Gagnoa, CI	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	24.9 C (76.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Dimbokro, CI	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Rifaina, BR	monthly rain	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Mandera, KE	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Represa Itatinga, BR	daily rain	181.2 mm (7.1 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Gyshgy, TM	daily low max	10.4 C (50.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1990	Caete, BR	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1990. 1990 had 890 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	695
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	6