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Weather Records on 16 April 1905

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1905. Highest significance: Alice Springs Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 April 1905

  • On 16 April 1905, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Alice Springs Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 16 April 1905.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 16 April 1905 15 station records on 16 April 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 16 April 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 April 1905: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.1 mm (1.6 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.0 cm (0.8 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 16 April 1905 by type Records set or tied on 16 April 1905 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 April 1905 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 16 April 1905 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 April 1905 by timescale Records on 16 April 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 April 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15.
Records on 16 April 1905 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 April 1905 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 28.4. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 110 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
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 28.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 April 1905
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 101
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1905
Top 15 records on 16 April 1905 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 April 1905Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain40.1 mm (1.6 in)28.4 mm (1.1 in)27 years31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1905Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)46 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1905Moorestown 4 E, USdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1905Washington, USdaily low max7.2 C (45.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1905Fort Sill, USdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1905Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low max3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1905Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low max18.3 C (64.9 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1905World Trade Ctr, USdaily low max6.7 C (44.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1905Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1905Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)2 years6 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1905Philadelphia City, USdaily low max7.2 C (45.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)2 years6 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1905Kingston Queens U, CAdaily snowfall2.0 cm (0.8 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)0 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1905World Trade Ctr, USdaily low min (Tie)0.6 C (33.1 F)tie32 years3 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1905Baltimore Customs House, USdaily low min (Tie)2.2 C (36.0 F)tie29 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1905Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie12 years1 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 1905
Records on 04-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1905. 1905 had 15 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 1905. 1905 had 15 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).