Weather Records on 16 October 2024

721 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 2024. Highest significance: Oxley (Walmer Downs), AU.

Key Facts for 16 October 2024

On 16 October 2024, 721 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
450 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 718 daily.
Oxley (Walmer Downs) set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 16 October 2024.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

721 stations

721 station records on 16 October 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shawbury	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Preston: Moor Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Suttsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Black Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zhangiztobe	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salta Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tambacounda	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	44.2 C (111.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phrae	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

721 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 October 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 October 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 718.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 2024

Top 20 records on 16 October 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2024	Oxley (Walmer Downs), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Shawbury, GB	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	118 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Gulbarga, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Cobar (Taringo Downs), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Magadan, RU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Preston: Moor Park, GB	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Quicksand, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	19.8 C (67.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	124 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high max	33.4 C (92.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	125 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Ryegate, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Oakley, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Hebgen Dam, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Mc Minnville, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Sewanee, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Lamar Rs, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	129 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Steamboat Springs, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2024	Soria, ES	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 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

1796 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2024. 2024 had 721 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).