Weather Records on 16 October 2015

1,142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 2015. Highest significance: Fairmont, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 2015

On 16 October 2015, 1,142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
868 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,102 daily.
Fairmont set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 16 October 2015.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,142 stations

1,142 station records on 16 October 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Penang	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monasavu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,142 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 523, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 345, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 October 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	523
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	345
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 October 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 1,102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

945 broken records

Margins by which the 945 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 2015

Top 20 records on 16 October 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2015	Fairmont, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2015	Kitoi Bay, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Craig, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Portland, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Parker, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	121 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Conway, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	117 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Calhoun City, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Wallowa, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Petrified Forest Np, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Snowflake, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Penang, FJ	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Keams Canyon, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Saint Johns, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Malvern, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Santa Barbara, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2015	Turlock #2, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2015. 2015 had 1,142 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	935
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2