Weather Records on 23 October 1916

290 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 October 1916. Highest significance: Lancefield, AU.

Key Facts for 23 October 1916

On 23 October 1916, 290 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 249 daily.
Lancefield set a monthly record daily precipitation of 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 23 October 1916.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

290 stations

290 station records on 23 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 October 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Florida Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Oxley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coonimbia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Tragowell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merigal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarrwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Budgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

290 records

Records set or tied on 23 October 1916 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 284.

Records on 23 October 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 41, daily 249.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 October 1916

Top 20 records on 23 October 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 October 1916	Lancefield, AU	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	monthly rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Fairlight Station, AU	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Florida Station, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Winbar, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Smeaton Weir, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Kinchega, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Coronga Peak, AU	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Strathbogie North, AU	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Belconnen (Weetangerra), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Wanaaring Station, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Girilambone (Booroomugga), AU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Mount Oxley, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Thelangerin East, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 1916	Salisbury Downs, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	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

1795 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1916. 1916 had 290 records.

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

Records on 10-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1843	1
1845	1
1850	1
1851	2
1855	1
1859	2
1861	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1876	2
1878	1
1880	7
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	8
1892	3
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	2
1897	3
1898	5
1899	4
1900	8
1901	7
1902	7
1903	10
1904	7
1905	15
1906	17
1907	5
1908	19
1909	12
1910	6
1911	40
1912	50
1913	38
1914	9
1915	167
1916	290
1917	62
1918	12
1919	42
1920	262
1921	58
1922	38
1923	165
1924	160
1925	191
1926	131
1927	266
1928	120
1929	352
1930	310
1931	353
1932	310
1933	241
1934	333
1935	519
1936	490
1937	816
1938	403
1939	717
1940	304
1941	499
1942	306
1943	446
1944	283
1945	533
1946	258
1947	631
1948	251
1949	432
1950	507
1951	626
1952	432
1953	373
1954	317
1955	266
1956	587
1957	1,266
1958	255
1959	682
1960	341
1961	329
1962	141
1963	1,297
1964	264
1965	330
1966	625
1967	297
1968	175
1969	1,200
1970	617
1971	705
1972	601
1973	712
1974	653
1975	1,028
1976	879
1977	578
1978	570
1979	1,094
1980	584
1981	1,502
1982	1,071
1983	853
1984	1,261
1985	846
1986	968
1987	694
1988	619
1989	1,363
1990	954
1991	1,232
1992	1,176
1993	670
1994	558
1995	1,471
1996	1,396
1997	1,172
1998	1,221
1999	1,011
2000	1,275
2001	1,091
2002	1,868
2003	1,952
2004	1,224
2005	679
2006	1,976
2007	1,673
2008	993
2009	838
2010	683
2011	701
2012	1,017
2013	754
2014	755
2015	760
2016	460
2017	603
2018	322
2019	459
2020	1,777
2021	298
2022	1,342
2023	544
2024	674
2025	343

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 October 1916
Margin	Records
0 to 10	133
10 to 20	90
20 to 30	40
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	7