Weather Records on 19 October 2016

1,013 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 2016. Highest significance: Hechi, CN.

Key Facts for 19 October 2016

On 19 October 2016, 1,013 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
830 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 1,004 daily.
Hechi set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 19 October 2016.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,013 stations

1,013 station records on 19 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gutersloh	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Celle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Holzminden Bevern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vichy Rolla Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bocholt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,013 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 485, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 345, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 19 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	485
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	345
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 19 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 1,004.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 2016

Top 20 records on 19 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 2016	Hechi, CN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2016	Gutersloh, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 October 2016	Farmington, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Celle, DE	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Bad Lippspringe, DE	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Kr. Holzminden Bevern, DE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Vichy Rolla Natl AP, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Streator 2SE, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Hopkinsville, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Eldon, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Sewanee, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Nanning, CN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Hannover, DE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Guntersville, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Dover, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Princess Anne, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Setauket Strong, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2016	Middleboro, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	111 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

1806 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2016. 2016 had 1,013 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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	759
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1