Weather Records on 16 October 2004

687 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 2004. Highest significance: Coen Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 2004

On 16 October 2004, 687 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
273 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 672 daily.
Coen Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 16 October 2004.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

687 stations

687 station records on 16 October 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Alburquerque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Santa Elena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Komstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dovland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torsas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guemez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Motul	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record low minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

687 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 October 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 October 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

492 broken records

Margins by which the 492 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 2004

Top 20 records on 16 October 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2004	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Petoskey, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	San Jose Alburquerque, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Oenpelli, AU	daily low max	30.9 C (87.6 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Astoria AP (Port of), US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Middleburg, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Nhill, AU	daily low min	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Palestine, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Dar Es Salaam Airpo, TZ	daily low max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Cape Tribulation Store, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Talbotton, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Darby, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Arroyo Frio, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	Ingenio Tamazula, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2004	E Jordan, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	39 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2004. 2004 had 687 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	440
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2