Weather Records on 16 October 2006

1,330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 2006. Highest significance: Coulee Dam 1 SW, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 2006

On 16 October 2006, 1,330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
613 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,253 daily.
Coulee Dam 1 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 16 October 2006.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

1,330 stations

1,330 station records on 16 October 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coulee Dam 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Konawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pasto/Antonio Narin	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sevilla/San Pablo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Randlett 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Truscott 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halepohaku 111	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deer	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckelsville 400	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Center City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,330 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 447, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 429, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 October 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	447
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	429
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 October 2006 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 77, daily 1,253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

959 broken records

Margins by which the 959 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 209.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 2006

Top 20 records on 16 October 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2006	Coulee Dam 1 SW, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2006	Wellpinit, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2006	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2006	Virginia City, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2006	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	209.5 mm (8.2 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2006	Beaumont Rsch Ctr, US	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2006	Ada, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2006	Konawa, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2006	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2006	Antlers, US	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2006	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	daily rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2006	Pasto/Antonio Narin, CO	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2006	Tuskahoma, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2006	San Juan de Las Flores, MX	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2006	Sevilla/San Pablo, ES	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2006	Subiaco, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2006	Atoka, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2006	Anahuac, US	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2006	Livingston AP, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2006	Calhoun City, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	51 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2006. 2006 had 1,330 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2006-10-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	928
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1