Weather Records on 16 October 1995

1,061 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1995. Highest significance: Cairns Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 1995

On 16 October 1995, 1,061 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
379 were record highs and 383 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 990 daily.
Cairns Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 16 October 1995.
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 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tooloombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lebanon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay M.O	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kelsey Creek Dittmer Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Marcondinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barcombe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chiqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Igrejinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Home Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shirbourne Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broadleigh Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timburi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,061 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 327, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 October 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	327
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 October 1995 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 71, daily 990.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

848 broken records

Margins by which the 848 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1995

Top 20 records on 16 October 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1995	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	105 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1995	Tooloombah, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Astana, KZ	monthly rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	98 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Mount Lebanon, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Clocolan (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Mt Douglas, AU	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Mackay M.O, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Bundabaroo, AU	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Kelsey Creek Dittmer Rd, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Ibiuna, BR	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Jubilee Pocket, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Woodbine Station, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Merlin Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Clare, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Wentworth, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1995	Elkhorn, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1995. 1995 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 10	729
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	32
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	1