Weather Records on 4 April 1916

65 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1916. Highest significance: Sandvig, DK.

Key Facts for 4 April 1916

On 4 April 1916, 65 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 65 daily.
Sandvig set a daily record high maximum temperature of 18.6 C (65.5 F) on 4 April 1916.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

65 stations

65 station records on 4 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

65 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 29.

Records on 4 April 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 65.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

60 broken records

Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1916

Top 20 records on 4 April 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1916	Sandvig, DK	daily high max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1916	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Jonkoping, SE	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low max	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Skara 1, SE	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	15.2 C (59.4 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Middleburg, ZA	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Magdeburg, DE	daily high max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Sandvig, DK	daily high min	5.9 C (42.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Orebro, SE	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1916	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	23 years	18 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 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 65 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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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 2	24
2 to 4	14
4 to 6	10
6 to 8	3
8 to 10	2
10 to 12	0
12 to 14	3
14 to 16	4