Weather Records on 7 October 2016

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 2016. Highest significance: Oswego 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 7 October 2016

On 7 October 2016, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 521 daily.
Oswego 1 N set a daily record precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 7 October 2016.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 7 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stewart	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Touchet	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Egvekinot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milolii 2.34	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mound Valley 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zortman	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enmuveem	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 7 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 7 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 2016

Top 20 records on 7 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 2016	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	113 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
7 October 2016	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	101 years	78 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2016	Iola 1 W, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2016	Mullen 3S, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	119 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2016	Sanford, US	monthly rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 October 2016	Walnut 4S, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	113 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2016	Parsons 2 NW, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2016	Miami, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2016	Charleston Intl AP, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2016	Columbus, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2016	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2016	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2016	Daytona Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2016	Appleton City, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2016	Eldorado Springs, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2016	Titusville, US	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2016	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2016	Independence, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2016	Savannah Intl AP, US	all-time rain	227.1 mm (8.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2016	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	49 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 537 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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Data for records on 2016-10-07: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	372
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2