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Weather Records on 16 April 1916

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1916. Highest significance: Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 16 April 1916

  • On 16 April 1916, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Gabo Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 16 April 1916.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 16 April 1916 17 station records on 16 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 16 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 April 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation8.3 mm (0.33 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
DunkeldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 16 April 1916 by type Records set or tied on 16 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 16 April 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 April 1916 by timescale Records on 16 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 16 April 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 April 1916 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 010 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 April 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 100
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1916
Top 17 records on 16 April 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 April 1916Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)29 years25 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)33 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Palermo, ITdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)49 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Sable Island East End, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Moose Factory, CAdaily high max16.1 C (61.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Middletown 4 W, USdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Warragul (Carbethon), AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Bjuraker, SEdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Houston Wb City, USdaily high max31.1 C (88.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Moose Factory, CAdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Malin Head, IEdaily rain8.3 mm (0.33 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)5 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Dunkeld, AUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Beeac (Eurack), AUdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)5 years4 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max (Tie)13.3 C (55.9 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily high max (Tie)8.9 C (48.0 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1916Morgantown 1, USdaily high max (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie19 years2 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 on 04-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 17 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 1916. 1916 had 17 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).