Weather Records on 30 October 2016

981 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 October 2016. Highest significance: Libby 32 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 30 October 2016

On 30 October 2016, 981 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
717 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 956 daily.
Libby 32 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 30 October 2016.
Across 153 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

981 stations

981 station records on 30 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hilts Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meadow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kouvola Utti Lentoportintie	Finland	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nausori	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galena Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Labasa Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whiskey Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulgi	Mongolia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swede Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Draw	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kettleman City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stickney Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacks Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bratoljubovka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beagle Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fawn Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hole-in-Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

981 records

Records set or tied on 30 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 431, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 286, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	431
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	286
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 956.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

717 broken records

Margins by which the 717 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 October 2016

Top 20 records on 30 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 October 2016	Libby 32 SSE, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Hilts Creek, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Meadow Lake, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Erie Intl AP, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Bear Canyon, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Cheesman, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Kouvola Utti Lentoportintie, FI	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Nausori, FJ	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	122 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Galena Summit, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Wetumpka, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Jerome, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Beaver Creek, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Garfield R.S., US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Labasa Airport, FJ	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Cookeville, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Whiskey Creek, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Barrow AP, US	daily high max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2016	Ulgi, MN	monthly low min	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	55 years	39 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

1799 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2016. 2016 had 981 records.

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

Records on 10-30 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1815	1
1837	1
1839	1
1841	1
1849	1
1856	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	5
1870	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	1
1881	4
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	3
1901	9
1902	6
1903	3
1904	1
1905	12
1906	25
1907	12
1908	14
1909	15
1910	22
1911	19
1912	28
1913	38
1914	22
1915	39
1916	23
1917	85
1918	189
1919	80
1920	73
1921	31
1922	108
1923	202
1924	246
1925	755
1926	131
1927	259
1928	195
1929	277
1930	228
1931	144
1932	181
1933	454
1934	198
1935	739
1936	253
1937	496
1938	245
1939	240
1940	251
1941	393
1942	877
1943	255
1944	497
1945	446
1946	826
1947	252
1948	326
1949	528
1950	1,186
1951	373
1952	635
1953	522
1954	276
1955	494
1956	716
1957	531
1958	366
1959	859
1960	258
1961	781
1962	382
1963	353
1964	488
1965	439
1966	490
1967	665
1968	555
1969	656
1970	636
1971	1,663
1972	902
1973	534
1974	1,039
1975	427
1976	760
1977	882
1978	359
1979	809
1980	885
1981	547
1982	534
1983	549
1984	1,270
1985	848
1986	422
1987	883
1988	972
1989	904
1990	685
1991	2,772
1992	1,228
1993	2,095
1994	777
1995	831
1996	1,299
1997	1,033
1998	771
1999	897
2000	1,659
2001	1,233
2002	1,564
2003	973
2004	1,188
2005	1,144
2006	886
2007	773
2008	1,310
2009	1,513
2010	619
2011	1,022
2012	1,413
2013	622
2014	297
2015	395
2016	981
2017	783
2018	507
2019	1,931
2020	683
2021	486
2022	762
2023	969
2024	1,393
2025	322

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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	669
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1