Weather Records on 27 October 2016

761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 October 2016. Highest significance: Dongtai, CN.

Key Facts for 27 October 2016

On 27 October 2016, 761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
526 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 741 daily.
Dongtai set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 27 October 2016.
Across 159 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

761 stations

761 station records on 27 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bengbu	China	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arxan	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lehigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson Correctional Facility	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mary College	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wadesboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sredhekolymsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

761 records

Records set or tied on 27 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 304, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 27 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	304
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 27 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 741.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

620 broken records

Margins by which the 620 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 October 2016

Top 20 records on 27 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 October 2016	Dongtai, CN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2016	Powers, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2016	Bugt, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Bengbu, CN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Imlay, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Arxan, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Lehigh 4 SW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Port Orford #2, US	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Elgin Water, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Tooele, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Hafslo, NO	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Juzhno-Kurilsk, RU	monthly low min	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Saginaw #3, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2016	Hudson Correctional Facility, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 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

1802 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2016. 2016 had 761 records.

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

Records on 10-27 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1831	1
1838	1
1840	1
1841	2
1847	2
1849	2
1856	2
1861	1
1866	4
1869	4
1870	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1886	2
1887	5
1888	3
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1898	4
1899	14
1900	9
1901	5
1902	8
1903	23
1904	6
1905	11
1906	11
1907	9
1908	16
1909	13
1910	14
1911	20
1912	42
1913	91
1914	54
1915	65
1916	28
1917	45
1918	77
1919	74
1920	98
1921	37
1922	97
1923	63
1924	104
1925	383
1926	176
1927	521
1928	162
1929	92
1930	158
1931	241
1932	319
1933	313
1934	173
1935	266
1936	725
1937	477
1938	160
1939	836
1940	605
1941	409
1942	629
1943	479
1944	519
1945	674
1946	450
1947	551
1948	160
1949	182
1950	603
1951	269
1952	640
1953	285
1954	493
1955	578
1956	339
1957	1,116
1958	163
1959	376
1960	180
1961	428
1962	704
1963	798
1964	294
1965	284
1966	256
1967	485
1968	436
1969	532
1970	1,071
1971	1,157
1972	694
1973	719
1974	384
1975	424
1976	1,387
1977	608
1978	593
1979	553
1980	1,148
1981	1,076
1982	793
1983	707
1984	1,183
1985	592
1986	531
1987	863
1988	829
1989	1,506
1990	441
1991	1,722
1992	703
1993	667
1994	894
1995	1,238
1996	1,651
1997	2,783
1998	1,696
1999	991
2000	832
2001	1,100
2002	1,040
2003	1,669
2004	1,546
2005	897
2006	1,442
2007	950
2008	650
2009	954
2010	1,676
2011	690
2012	991
2013	706
2014	973
2015	395
2016	761
2017	582
2018	701
2019	1,364
2020	2,886
2021	536
2022	657
2023	1,668
2024	694
2025	524

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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	562
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3