Weather Records on 22 October 2016

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 2016. Highest significance: Avon, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 2016

On 22 October 2016, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 644 daily.
Avon set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 22 October 2016.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 22 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kosrae	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sevilla/San Pablo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zheleznodorozhnyj	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hacker Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holmbo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gustorp_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Soderkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Marion Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Connellsville 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macquarie Marshes (Willie Retr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 22 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 22 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

568 broken records

Margins by which the 568 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 2016

Top 20 records on 22 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 2016	Avon, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	117 years	65 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2016	Angelica, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	107 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2016	Franklinville, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	117 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2016	Kosrae, FM	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2016	Isfjord Radio, NO	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 October 2016	Brockport, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2016	Corning, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2016	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2016	Sevilla/San Pablo, ES	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2016	Auburn, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2016	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	124 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2016	Addison, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2016	Maroota ( Roberts Road), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2016	Swansea (Kelvedon), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2016	Fulton, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2016	Pittsfield Muni AP, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2016	Turrawan (Wallah), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2016	Woodstock, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2016	Zheleznodorozhnyj, BY	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2016	Middleboro, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	105 years	49 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 652 records.

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

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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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).