Weather Records on 15 October 2016

674 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 2016. Highest significance: Nevada City, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 2016

On 15 October 2016, 674 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
351 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 661 daily.
Nevada City set a daily record precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 15 October 2016.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

674 stations

674 station records on 15 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woleai Atoll	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trough	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eilertson Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Red Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bigelow Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hagan's Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sutter Hill Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maliye_Karmakuly	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tony Grove Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aneroid Lake #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amarillo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Apuka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

674 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 15 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 15 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 661.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 2016

Top 20 records on 15 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 2016	Nevada City, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Woleai Atoll, FM	monthly rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Susanville 2SW, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	109 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Trough, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Three Lynx, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Castle Rock, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Moab, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Scipio, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Boulder, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Eilertson Meadows, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Brest-Guipavas, FR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Trinidad, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2016	Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	74 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

1794 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 674 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	459
10 to 20	61
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1