Weather Records on 16 October 2008

778 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 2008. Highest significance: Dialville 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 2008

On 16 October 2008, 778 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
301 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 771 daily.
Dialville 2 W set a daily record precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 16 October 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

778 stations

778 station records on 16 October 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bishop	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chaucingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camacho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio de Guayabos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Wtp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bennington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapuluacanito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	248.7 mm (9.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chacchoben	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mapastepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pavilion 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro Prieto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stammbach-Querenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Platon Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baryulgil (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

778 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 October 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 October 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 771.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 2008

Top 20 records on 16 October 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2008	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2008	Bishop, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2008	Kempten, DE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2008	Chaucingo, MX	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	180 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Camacho, MX	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	San Antonio de Guayabos, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Indus 3 W, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Caloundra Wtp, AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Attenkam, DE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Milan, IT	daily high min	17.9 C (64.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	196 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Damascus 2 NNE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Batavia, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Bennington, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Rison, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2008	Imperial, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2008. 2008 had 778 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	567
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1