Weather Records on 16 October 1954

1,068 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1954. Highest significance: Warren, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 1954

On 16 October 1954, 1,068 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 957 daily.
Warren set an all-time record daily precipitation of 118.4 mm (4.7 in) on 16 October 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

1,068 stations

1,068 station records on 16 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ashley (Midkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Confluence 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clarington Lock 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stony River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whetstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,068 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 671, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	671
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 92, daily 957.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

964 broken records

Margins by which the 964 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1954

Top 20 records on 16 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1954	Warren, US	all-time rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1954	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	all-time rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1954	Franklin, US	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1954	Clarke River Telecom, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1954	Ashley (Midkin), AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1954	Reidsville, US	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1954	Moree Post Office, AU	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1954	Bellata (Aberfeldie), AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1954	Turrawan (Wallah), AU	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1954	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1954	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1954	Schenley Lock 5, US	all-time rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1954	Confluence 1 NW, US	all-time rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1954	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1954	Rowena (Bunna Bunna), AU	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1954	Walma, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1954	Clarington Lock 14, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1954	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1954	Linesville 1 S, US	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1954	White Sulphur Springs, US	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	58 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1954. 1954 had 1,068 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	726
20 to 40	177
40 to 60	42
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1