Weather Records on 31 October 2016

1,012 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 2016. Highest significance: Pit Rvr Ph 5, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 2016

On 31 October 2016, 1,012 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
661 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 982 daily.
Pit Rvr Ph 5 set a daily record precipitation of 162.6 mm (6.4 in) on 31 October 2016.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,012 stations

1,012 station records on 31 October 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pit Rvr Ph 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow 14 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kyra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millegan 14 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hohhot	China	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gvasjugi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huailai	China	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Omu	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,012 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 411, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 250, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 231.

Records on 31 October 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	411
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	250
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 982.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

805 broken records

Margins by which the 805 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 2016

Top 20 records on 31 October 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 2016	Pit Rvr Ph 5, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 October 2016	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Saco 1 NNW, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Glasgow 14 NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Opheim 12 SSE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Driggs, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Koloa Mauka 994, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Tetonia Exp STN, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Creston, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Cheesman, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Vernal, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Kenai AP, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Santa Rita, PR	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 2016	Paradise, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	41 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

1805 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2016. 2016 had 1,012 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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 20	795
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1