Weather Records on 20 October 2016

947 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 2016. Highest significance: Edwardsville 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 20 October 2016

On 20 October 2016, 947 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
720 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 932 daily.
Edwardsville 2 W set a monthly record daily precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 20 October 2016.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

947 stations

947 station records on 20 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira Corning Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shijiazhuang	China	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Willow Run AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Obersulm-Willsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 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)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Sci Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

947 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 465, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	465
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 932.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 2016

Top 20 records on 20 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 2016	Edwardsville 2 W, US	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	106 years	78 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2016	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2016	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 October 2016	De Soto, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Farmington, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Dongtai, CN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Elmira Corning Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Halls Creek Airport, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Bowling Green 1 W, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Middleboro, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	110 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Findlay AP, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Akron Canton AP, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Effingham 3SW, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 2016	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	44 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 947 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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 20	709
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1