Weather Records on 16 October 2007

645 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 2007. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 16 October 2007

On 16 October 2007, 645 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 628 daily.
Oxford set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 16 October 2007.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

645 stations

645 station records on 16 October 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Chenalho (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bora-Bora/Motu-Mute	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyneham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Mesilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Takaroa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shahat	Libya	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nochistlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ternej	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellesbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acatlan de Osorio (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Troitsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haleyville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlyle Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzylorda	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Totolica San Bartolo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Pilar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guaquitepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acatlan de Osorio (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

645 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 October 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 October 2007 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

444 broken records

Margins by which the 444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 2007

Top 20 records on 16 October 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2007	Oxford, GB	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	141 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2007	Cambridge Niab, GB	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2007	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	San Pedro Chenalho (Dge), MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	Ixtepec, MX	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	Gabes, TN	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	Green Bay, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	Bora-Bora/Motu-Mute, PF	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	Lyneham, GB	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	La Mesilla, MX	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	Takaroa, PF	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	Ukiah, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	Mason City, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	Colfax, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2007	Juchitan de Zaragoza, MX	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2007. 2007 had 645 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	423
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3