Weather Records on 23 October 2016

460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 2016. Highest significance: Olands Norra Udde, SE.

Key Facts for 23 October 2016

On 23 October 2016, 460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 455 daily.
Olands Norra Udde set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.1 mm (1.9 in) on 23 October 2016.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

460 stations

460 station records on 23 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Erica (Parkers Corner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Erica	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Minderoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mole River (Trenayr)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi (Timor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopen	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wadesboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchong	China	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati	India	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victorville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gerlach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dikson	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McCarran Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashford (Burrabogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pyengana (Forest Lodge Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anyang	China	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chino Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Manuel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

460 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 2016

Top 20 records on 23 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 2016	Olands Norra Udde, SE	monthly rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 October 2016	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2016	Curlewis (Pine Cliff), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	113 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2016	Bugt, CN	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 October 2016	Nanjing, CN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Erica (Parkers Corner), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Jackman, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Attunga (Garthowen), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Erica, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Kagoshima, JP	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Oak City, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Asheboro 2 W, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Lahontan Dam, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Gilman, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Attunga (Minderoo), AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Mole River (Trenayr), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	Saint Anthony, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2016	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	36 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

1795 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2016. 2016 had 460 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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	338
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2