Weather Records on 6 October 2016

473 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 2016. Highest significance: Ajmer, IN.

Key Facts for 6 October 2016

On 6 October 2016, 473 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 459 daily.
Ajmer set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 6 October 2016.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

473 stations

473 station records on 6 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Siedlce	Poland	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ponyri	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lysa Hora	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zukovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brjansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Choshi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Egvekinot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sredhekolymsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cakir	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aspen 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grant	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hiva-Oa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dikson	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

473 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 6 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 6 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

363 broken records

Margins by which the 363 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 2016

Top 20 records on 6 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 2016	Ajmer, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
6 October 2016	Siedlce, PL	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Bartlesville Muni AP, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Ponyri, RU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	General Wayne A Downing Intl A, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Independence, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Ainsworth, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	110 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Pawnee, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Valentine Miller Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Blackwell 1SSW, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Lysa Hora, CZ	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Detroit Dam, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Ahmadabad, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Hvar, HR	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	132 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Zukovka, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high min	5.5 C (41.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Ponca City Muni AP, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 2016	Garnett 1 E, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	41 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

1802 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2016. 2016 had 473 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	566
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	664
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	890

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	315
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	3