Weather Records on 10 October 2016

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 October 2016. Highest significance: Wallaceton-Lake Drummond, US.

Key Facts for 10 October 2016

On 10 October 2016, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 349 daily.
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond set an all-time record daily precipitation of 279.4 mm (11.0 in) on 10 October 2016.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

371 stations

371 station records on 10 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Prosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cabinet Gorge	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cali/Alfonso Bonill	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Shannon Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port of Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strahan Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
King Salmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halfway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wisdom	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arcola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nausori	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Callao	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koror	Palau	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuthbert	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 10 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 10 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 10 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 October 2016

Top 20 records on 10 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 October 2016	Wallaceton-Lake Drummond, US	all-time rain	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 years	79 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2016	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	105 years	76 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2016	Conrad, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	103 years	76 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2016	Prosser, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2016	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	97 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2016	E Glacier, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 October 2016	Cabinet Gorge, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2016	Hatton 9 SE, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2016	E Glacier, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2016	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2016	Cali/Alfonso Bonill, CO	daily rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2016	Middleboro, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	121 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2016	Bynum 4 SSE, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2016	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2016	Rochester, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2016	Hungry Horse Dam, US	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2016	Barrow AP, US	monthly high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2016	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2016	Cascade Locks, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 October 2016	Pomeroy, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	61 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

1793 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2016. 2016 had 371 records.

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

Records on 10-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1802	2
1803	1
1809	1
1834	1
1839	1
1842	1
1850	2
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	3
1861	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	3
1875	2
1876	2
1878	2
1879	3
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	6
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	3
1897	6
1899	4
1900	6
1901	6
1902	6
1903	8
1904	14
1905	8
1906	46
1907	9
1908	14
1909	29
1910	27
1911	16
1912	25
1913	54
1914	36
1915	17
1916	34
1917	49
1918	8
1919	106
1920	41
1921	125
1922	48
1923	119
1924	90
1925	374
1926	146
1927	62
1928	434
1929	254
1930	362
1931	431
1932	292
1933	169
1934	510
1935	434
1936	354
1937	420
1938	427
1939	505
1940	176
1941	295
1942	265
1943	510
1944	159
1945	304
1946	479
1947	451
1948	327
1949	1,525
1950	569
1951	439
1952	473
1953	371
1954	471
1955	543
1956	616
1957	295
1958	847
1959	847
1960	372
1961	680
1962	495
1963	613
1964	749
1965	295
1966	378
1967	527
1968	269
1969	498
1970	1,047
1971	561
1972	732
1973	1,312
1974	379
1975	403
1976	1,008
1977	526
1978	401
1979	1,677
1980	505
1981	829
1982	1,274
1983	431
1984	566
1985	1,491
1986	828
1987	1,059
1988	613
1989	603
1990	1,498
1991	975
1992	627
1993	798
1994	626
1995	977
1996	993
1997	1,523
1998	630
1999	1,056
2000	2,722
2001	970
2002	793
2003	1,518
2004	544
2005	912
2006	785
2007	768
2008	896
2009	2,211
2010	1,017
2011	994
2012	462
2013	718
2014	649
2015	972
2016	371
2017	1,313
2018	1,780
2019	1,485
2020	756
2021	762
2022	326
2023	651
2024	916
2025	734
2026	583

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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 50	294
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1