Weather Records on 26 October 2016

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 2016. Highest significance: Decorah, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 2016

On 26 October 2016, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
393 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 704 daily.
Decorah set a daily record precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 26 October 2016.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 26 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hefei	China	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westby 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hokah Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nagykanizsa	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Swea City 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 704.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

623 broken records

Margins by which the 623 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 2016

Top 20 records on 26 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 2016	Decorah, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2016	Grand Meadow, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2016	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	99 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2016	Northwood, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2016	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	99 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2016	Fayette, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	99 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2016	Osage, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2016	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	121 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2016	Austin Waste Wtp Facility, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2016	Harmony, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2016	Winnebago, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2016	Wells, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2016	Sparta, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2016	Algona, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2016	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2016	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2016	Postville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	121 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2016	Bugt, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2016	Hefei, CN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2016	Ellendale, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	56 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

1816 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 2016. 2016 had 719 records.

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

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

Download the Data

Data for records on 2016-10-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-17 (17 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	511
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	32
30 to 40	19
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1