Weather Records on 16 October 2014

695 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 2014. Highest significance: Hamburg, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 2014

On 16 October 2014, 695 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
438 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 671 daily.
Hamburg set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 16 October 2014.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

695 stations

695 station records on 16 October 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Backefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Erikstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Animskog	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milanville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Downsville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Unadilla 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Marsh Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Francis E Walter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lugo/Rozas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lysekil_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Candor 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vomb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beltzville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Traneberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ourense	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

695 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 338, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 October 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	338
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 October 2014 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

604 broken records

Margins by which the 604 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 2014

Top 20 records on 16 October 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2014	Hamburg, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	111 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2014	Norwich, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2014	Sherburne, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2014	Pleasant Mt 1 W, US	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2014	Backefors, SE	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Waverly, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Susquehanna, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Erikstad, SE	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Orje, NO	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	112 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Animskog, SE	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Idjevan, AM	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Milanville, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Ed, SE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Myerstown, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Strasbourg-Entzheim, FR	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	116 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2014	Downsville Dam, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	46 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2014. 2014 had 695 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 10	532
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	1