Weather Records on 16 October 2019

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 2019. Highest significance: Ashley, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 2019

On 16 October 2019, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 460 daily.
Ashley set a daily record snow depth of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 16 October 2019.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 16 October 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashley	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Temosachi (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drake 9 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usher Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calion L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uzur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh/Mohanbar	India	Record low minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Masljanino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gustavus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tete	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coronel Fap Alfredo Mendivil	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Farm 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Langlois #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pago Pago WSO AP	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dilia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 16 October 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 16 October 2019 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 1, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 2019

Top 20 records on 16 October 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 2019	Ashley, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 October 2019	Canton 4N, US	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Temosachi (Obs), MX	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Mc Clusky, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Cairo 1SW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Union City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	La Pryor, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	St Francisville, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Palm 3 SE, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Willow City, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Hondo, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Pamban, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Greenville, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Lexington, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 October 2019	Minsk, BY	daily high max	20.3 C (68.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	112 years	40 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2019. 2019 had 463 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	392
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1