Weather Records on 3 April 1916

159 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1916. Highest significance: Wantabadgery, AU.

Key Facts for 3 April 1916

On 3 April 1916, 159 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 155 daily.
Wantabadgery set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 3 April 1916.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

159 stations

159 station records on 3 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bogo Bogolog	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonderburine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerslie 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Red Hill Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

159 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 141.

Records on 3 April 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 155.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

153 broken records

Margins by which the 153 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1916

Top 20 records on 3 April 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1916	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Bogo Bogolog, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Coonamble (Wingadee), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Morangarell, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Bomera, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Tarcutta, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Howlong Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1916	Dartmouth, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1916	Tonderburine, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	32 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

1815 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1916. 1916 had 159 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 April 1916
Margin	Records
0 to 10	77
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2