Weather Records on 7 April 1916

62 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1916. Highest significance: Yallaroi, AU.

Key Facts for 7 April 1916

On 7 April 1916, 62 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 62 daily.
Yallaroi set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 7 April 1916.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

62 stations

62 station records on 7 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eversleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milliwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

62 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 7 April 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 62.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

55 broken records

Margins by which the 55 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1916

Top 20 records on 7 April 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1916	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1916	Stonehenge, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1916	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1916	Ottawa, CA	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1916	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1916	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1916	Ebor (Wongwibinda), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1916	Emmaville Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1916	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1916	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1916	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1916	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1916	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1916	Boorolong, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1916	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1916	Eversleigh, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1916	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1916	Wollun, AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1916	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1916	Lucknow, CA	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	27 years	20 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

1800 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1916. 1916 had 62 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 25	45
25 to 50	8
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1