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Weather Records on 16 April 1918

36 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1918. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 16 April 1918

  • On 16 April 1918, 36 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 36 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record precipitation of 30.3 mm (1.2 in) on 16 April 1918.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

36 stations
Weather records on 16 April 1918 36 station records on 16 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
36 station records on 16 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 16 April 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation30.3 mm (1.2 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature6.4 C (43.5 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WatfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation18.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NewportUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.3 mm (1.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-AllingskovgardDenmarkRecord daily precipitation20.4 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.4 C (54.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature2.1 C (35.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.9 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
HillviewCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City ForrestCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record low minimum temperature-30.3 C (-22.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Box CowellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-AmureRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-0.4 C (31.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
JakutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-13.5 C (7.7 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low maximum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

36 records
Records on 16 April 1918 by type Records set or tied on 16 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 23. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 23Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 16 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 23.
Records on 16 April 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall23
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 16 April 1918 by timescale Records on 16 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 36. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 36all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 16 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 36.
Records on 16 April 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily36

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 April 1918 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.7. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 165 to 10: 610 to 15: 415 to 20: 320 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 April 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 516
5 to 106
10 to 154
15 to 203
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1918
Top 20 records on 16 April 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
16 April 1918Oxford, GBdaily rain30.3 mm (1.2 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)59 years36 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1918Oxford, GBdaily low max6.4 C (43.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)68 years30 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Ebor (Wongwibinda), AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)16 years25 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Qu'appelle, CAdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Watford, CAdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Prince Albert, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Sterkstroom (Pol), ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Innamincka Station, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Vestervig, DKdaily rain18.2 mm (0.7 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Kremsmuenster, ATdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Newport, USdaily rain49.3 mm (1.9 in)25.7 mm (1.0 in)8 years19 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Gronbaek-Allingskovgard, DKdaily rain20.4 mm (0.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily high min12.4 C (54.3 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Marra Creek (Womboin), AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Belle Isle, CAdaily low min-15.0 C (5.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low min2.1 C (35.8 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)0 years16 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Malvern, USdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Altastenberg, DEdaily rain13.9 mm (0.5 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Michelago (Soglio), AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1918Minnedosa, CAdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years13 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 1918
Records on 04-16 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 36 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 1918. 1918 had 36 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).