Weather Records on 14 October 2016

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 2016. Highest significance: Colville, US.

Key Facts for 14 October 2016

On 14 October 2016, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 681 daily.
Colville set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 14 October 2016.
Across 167 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 14 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Northport	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bickleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Summer Lake 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alsea Fh (Fall Creek)	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clatskanie	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boundary Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Koksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Copco #1 Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lookingglass	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dismal Swamp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tillamook	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Junction 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Odell Lake-East	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Troutdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ruch	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cougar 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 14 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 14 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 2016

Top 20 records on 14 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 2016	Colville, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
14 October 2016	Northport, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	79 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2016	Birobidzhan, RU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	78 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2016	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	108 years	75 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2016	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	112 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2016	Bickleton, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2016	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2016	Cottage Grove 2E, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	69 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2016	Corvallis Water Bureau, US	monthly rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2016	Quilcene 2 SW, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2016	Bonners Ferry, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2016	Isfjord Radio, NO	monthly rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2016	Summer Lake 1 S, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2016	Alsea Fh (Fall Creek), US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2016	Detroit Dam, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 October 2016	Forest Grove, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2016	Keno, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2016	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2016	Bonneville Dam, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2016	Clatskanie, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	57 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 704 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853
2026	488

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 10	435
10 to 20	79
20 to 30	42
30 to 40	25
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	2