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Weather Records on 16 April 1899

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1899. Highest significance: Oestersund-Froesoen, SE.

Key Facts for 16 April 1899

  • On 16 April 1899, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Oestersund-Froesoen set a daily record precipitation of 10.7 mm (0.4 in) on 16 April 1899.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 16 April 1899 14 station records on 16 April 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 16 April 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 April 1899: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.9 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.8 cm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation4.0 mm (0.16 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 16 April 1899 by type Records set or tied on 16 April 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 April 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 16 April 1899 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 April 1899 by timescale Records on 16 April 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 April 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 16 April 1899 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 April 1899 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 3: 63 to 5: 05 to 8: 28 to 10: 310 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 April 1899
MarginRecords
0 to 36
3 to 50
5 to 82
8 to 103
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1899
Top 14 records on 16 April 1899 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 April 1899Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)9.0 mm (0.35 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1899Falun, SEdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1899Jonkoping, SEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1899Orebro, SEdaily rain14.9 mm (0.6 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1899Toronto, CAdaily snowfall2.8 cm (1.1 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1899Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1899Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1899Tartu, EEdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)6 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1899Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1899Skara 1, SEdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1899Vanersborg, SEdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1899Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1899Roermond, NLdaily rain (Tie)4.0 mm (0.16 in)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1899Concord, USdaily low min (Tie)-3.9 C (25.0 F)tie25 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1899
Records on 04-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1899. 1899 had 14 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11796: 11801: 21809: 11816: 11823: 11837: 11838: 11839: 11842: 11845: 11847: 11849: 21852: 21853: 21855: 11858: 21862: 21865: 41866: 11868: 11869: 11870: 11875: 11876: 21877: 21878: 21880: 51883: 11884: 11887: 31888: 21889: 41890: 71891: 11892: 41893: 11894: 31896: 41897: 11898: 11899: 141900: 71901: 41902: 51903: 61904: 481905: 151906: 121907: 251908: 311909: 61910: 311911: 111912: 241913: 351914: 431915: 161916: 171917: 501918: 361919: 531920: 881921: 731922: 751923: 721924: 1311925: 1411926: 3251927: 2451928: 5061929: 2691930: 2291931: 3221932: 3441933: 3791934: 3851935: 6081936: 2721937: 2521938: 5731939: 4991940: 2431941: 4381942: 6451943: 7161944: 3221945: 7321946: 3781947: 8771948: 3861949: 3461950: 4921951: 5421952: 3231953: 6811954: 4881955: 3771956: 5151957: 3351958: 7301959: 3601960: 4781961: 9381962: 7371963: 8271964: 6791965: 5751966: 4251967: 1,0271968: 4481969: 1,1711970: 5111971: 7791972: 8501973: 9741974: 2911975: 5591976: 2,0991977: 8311978: 6691979: 5731980: 5961981: 7791982: 9341983: 1,1741984: 7121985: 6421986: 1,0411987: 7351988: 1,0771989: 6761990: 9641991: 4481992: 8981993: 1,0671994: 9281995: 9371996: 9241997: 6991998: 2,0691999: 1,3302000: 1,0522001: 7412002: 2,4942003: 1,1662004: 6092005: 5042006: 1,4232007: 1,7882008: 8892009: 8542010: 6342011: 1,2792012: 1,0152013: 1,3722014: 1,4362015: 5742016: 7422017: 4412018: 2,2382019: 4132020: 8672021: 5802022: 9942023: 7082024: 7462025: 8022026: 1,0651794186218911909192619431960197719942011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1899. 1899 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-16 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17961
18012
18091
18161
18231
18371
18381
18391
18421
18451
18471
18492
18522
18532
18551
18582
18622
18654
18661
18681
18691
18701
18751
18762
18772
18782
18805
18831
18841
18873
18882
18894
18907
18911
18924
18931
18943
18964
18971
18981
189914
19007
19014
19025
19036
190448
190515
190612
190725
190831
19096
191031
191111
191224
191335
191443
191516
191617
191750
191836
191953
192088
192173
192275
192372
1924131
1925141
1926325
1927245
1928506
1929269
1930229
1931322
1932344
1933379
1934385
1935608
1936272
1937252
1938573
1939499
1940243
1941438
1942645
1943716
1944322
1945732
1946378
1947877
1948386
1949346
1950492
1951542
1952323
1953681
1954488
1955377
1956515
1957335
1958730
1959360
1960478
1961938
1962737
1963827
1964679
1965575
1966425
19671,027
1968448
19691,171
1970511
1971779
1972850
1973974
1974291
1975559
19762,099
1977831
1978669
1979573
1980596
1981779
1982934
19831,174
1984712
1985642
19861,041
1987735
19881,077
1989676
1990964
1991448
1992898
19931,067
1994928
1995937
1996924
1997699
19982,069
19991,330
20001,052
2001741
20022,494
20031,166
2004609
2005504
20061,423
20071,788
2008889
2009854
2010634
20111,279
20121,015
20131,372
20141,436
2015574
2016742
2017441
20182,238
2019413
2020867
2021580
2022994
2023708
2024746
2025802
20261,065

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).