Weather Records on 16 October 2016

1,063 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 2016. Highest significance: Livermore, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 2016

On 16 October 2016, 1,063 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
694 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,011 daily.
Livermore set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 16 October 2016.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,063 stations

1,063 station records on 16 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kelsey 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Junction 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Independence Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rose Ski Area	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leavitt Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ebbetts Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Independence Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ward Creek #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Valley G.C.	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Css Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rubicon #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fallen Leaf	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gasquet Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Slug Creek Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hams Fork	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poison Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Green Springs Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamance Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emigrant Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Giveout	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Cristo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Red Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hagan's Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Copco #1 Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kelley R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,063 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 237, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 457, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	237
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	457
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 50, daily 1,011.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

828 broken records

Margins by which the 828 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 2016

Top 20 records on 16 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2016	Livermore, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2016	Juneau AP, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2016	Sexton Summit, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2016	Kelsey 1 N, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Kent City 2 SW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Cave Junction 1 WNW, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Roseburg Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Lowell, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Carson City, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Independence Camp, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Annex Creek, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Oxford Spring, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Mt Rose Ski Area, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Leavitt Meadows, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Ebbetts Pass, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Independence Creek, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2016	Ward Creek #3, US	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	52 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

1796 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2016. 2016 had 1,063 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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 2026-10-15 (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	765
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	3