Weather Records on 16 October 2021

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 2021. Highest significance: Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 2021

On 16 October 2021, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 535 daily.
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek) set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 16 October 2021.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

541 stations

541 station records on 16 October 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Xichang	China	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
King Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarendo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud (Country Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Plains (Cataract Falls)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longley (Telopea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katkesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaustinen Tastula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalajoki Metsakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen Rio Grande Vly Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arxan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hikone	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piketon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parkajoki	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbrabow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 16 October 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 16 October 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 535.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

440 broken records

Margins by which the 440 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 2021

Top 20 records on 16 October 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2021	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Mount Wellington, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Kingsport, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Xichang, CN	monthly low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	121 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Yarra Creek, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	King Island Airport, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Tarendo, SE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Ternej, RU	daily low max	3.1 C (37.6 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Rosebud (Country Club), AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Snug Plains (Cataract Falls), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Angelica, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	123 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high max	34.2 C (93.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	City of Melbourne Bay, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	State College, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	123 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Marysville (Post Office), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Longley (Telopea), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2021	Katkesuando, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	42 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

1796 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2021. 2021 had 541 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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 2026-10-17 (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 20	409
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2