Weather Records on 16 October 1984

1,507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1984. Highest significance: Imlay, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 1984

On 16 October 1984, 1,507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 537 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 79 monthly and 1,428 daily.
Imlay set a monthly record daily snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 16 October 1984.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

1,507 stations

1,507 station records on 16 October 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Imlay	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stojba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adams 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Majkop	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Umalta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellery Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra City	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maddock	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kropotkin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,507 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 330, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 207, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 148, Deepest snow cover 104.

Records on 16 October 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	330
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	207
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	148
Deepest snow cover	104

Records on 16 October 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 79, daily 1,428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,233 broken records

Margins by which the 1,233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1984

Top 20 records on 16 October 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1984	Imlay, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 years	78 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1984	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1984	Willow City, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1984	Parker 6 E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1984	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1984	Pasamonte, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 1984	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1984	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1984	Blue Canyon Nyack AP, US	monthly snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1984	Stojba, RU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1984	Upham 3 N, US	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1984	Valmora, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1984	Leeds, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1984	Chester, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1984	Hoxie, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1984	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1984	Ubon Ratchathani, TH	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1984	Cheesman, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1984	Adams 7 SSW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 1984	Pembina, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	52 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1984. 1984 had 1,507 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 50	1,096
50 to 100	87
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	3