Weather Records on 21 April 1916

64 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 April 1916. Highest significance: Bredasdorp, ZA.

Key Facts for 21 April 1916

On 21 April 1916, 64 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 64 daily.
Bredasdorp set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 21 April 1916.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

64 stations

64 station records on 21 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 April 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Majura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nelgowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

64 records

Records set or tied on 21 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 21 April 1916 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 64.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

57 broken records

Margins by which the 57 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 April 1916

Top 20 records on 21 April 1916 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 April 1916	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1916	Murrumburrah Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Mahackala, RU	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Dalhousie, CA	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Uccle, BE	daily rain	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Harnosand, SE	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Narra Allen, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Majura 2, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Welland, CA	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Coulta, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Freeling Railway, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Cowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
21 April 1916	Gunning Rural Supplies, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	24 years	15 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

1793 to 1916

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1916. 1916 had 64 records.

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

Records on 04-21 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1814	1
1820	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	3
1854	1
1858	3
1861	2
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1870	1
1875	4
1876	2
1877	1
1879	3
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	2
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	1
1897	1
1898	2
1899	2
1900	7
1901	17
1902	7
1903	3
1904	10
1905	18
1906	5
1907	17
1908	25
1909	20
1910	33
1911	9
1912	22
1913	14
1914	220
1915	24
1916	64
1917	48
1918	84
1919	31
1920	85
1921	59
1922	70
1923	223
1924	119
1925	295
1926	148
1927	284
1928	269
1929	193
1930	127
1931	358
1932	304
1933	201
1934	497
1935	266
1936	277
1937	416
1938	295
1939	110
1940	462
1941	306
1942	285
1943	481
1944	261
1945	367
1946	448
1947	459
1948	365
1949	448
1950	529
1951	884
1952	665
1953	640
1954	527
1955	607
1956	497
1957	824
1958	329
1959	505
1960	889
1961	647
1962	319
1963	778
1964	1,125
1965	658
1966	756
1967	903
1968	655
1969	388
1970	728
1971	546
1972	593
1973	1,163
1974	528
1975	360
1976	452
1977	854
1978	735
1979	449
1980	1,934
1981	944
1982	1,075
1983	1,366
1984	1,231
1985	1,245
1986	977
1987	1,290
1988	898
1989	1,557
1990	1,463
1991	1,291
1992	1,763
1993	847
1994	859
1995	1,476
1996	788
1997	964
1998	876
1999	752
2000	921
2001	967
2002	1,312
2003	607
2004	586
2005	693
2006	761
2007	480
2008	1,327
2009	983
2010	805
2011	1,053
2012	687
2013	1,015
2014	393
2015	621
2016	587
2017	797
2018	862
2019	731
2020	397
2021	1,608
2022	433
2023	886
2024	754
2025	506
2026	853

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	37
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1