Weather Records on 16 April 1914

43 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1914. Highest significance: Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA.

Key Facts for 16 April 1914

On 16 April 1914, 43 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 43 daily.
Durban-Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 16 April 1914.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

43 stations

43 station records on 16 April 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lue Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

43 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 16 April 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	14
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 April 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 43.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records

Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1914

Top 20 records on 16 April 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1914	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1914	Maryland, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Saint John, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Denman (Martindale), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	St John's, CA	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Cowabie, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Charlottetown, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Sydney, CA	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	29 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	25 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	24 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Saint John, CA	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	9 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Yarmouth, CA	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	20 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1914	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	13 years	11 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1914. 1914 had 43 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	2
1809	1
1816	1
1823	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1852	2
1853	2
1855	1
1858	2
1862	2
1865	4
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1880	5
1883	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	4
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1896	4
1897	1
1898	1
1899	14
1900	7
1901	4
1902	5
1903	6
1904	48
1905	15
1906	12
1907	25
1908	31
1909	6
1910	31
1911	11
1912	24
1913	35
1914	43
1915	16
1916	17
1917	50
1918	36
1919	53
1920	88
1921	73
1922	75
1923	72
1924	131
1925	141
1926	325
1927	245
1928	506
1929	269
1930	229
1931	322
1932	344
1933	379
1934	385
1935	608
1936	272
1937	252
1938	573
1939	499
1940	243
1941	438
1942	645
1943	716
1944	322
1945	732
1946	378
1947	877
1948	386
1949	346
1950	492
1951	542
1952	323
1953	681
1954	488
1955	377
1956	515
1957	335
1958	730
1959	360
1960	478
1961	938
1962	737
1963	827
1964	679
1965	575
1966	425
1967	1,027
1968	448
1969	1,171
1970	511
1971	779
1972	850
1973	974
1974	291
1975	559
1976	2,099
1977	831
1978	669
1979	573
1980	596
1981	779
1982	934
1983	1,174
1984	712
1985	642
1986	1,041
1987	735
1988	1,077
1989	676
1990	964
1991	448
1992	898
1993	1,067
1994	928
1995	937
1996	924
1997	699
1998	2,069
1999	1,330
2000	1,052
2001	741
2002	2,494
2003	1,166
2004	609
2005	504
2006	1,423
2007	1,788
2008	889
2009	854
2010	634
2011	1,279
2012	1,015
2013	1,372
2014	1,436
2015	574
2016	742
2017	441
2018	2,238
2019	413
2020	867
2021	580
2022	994
2023	708
2024	746
2025	802
2026	1,065

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	29
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1