Weather Records on 16 April 1920

88 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1920. Highest significance: Tampa, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1920

On 16 April 1920, 88 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 86 daily.
Tampa set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 16 April 1920.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

88 stations

88 station records on 16 April 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

88 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 April 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 April 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 86.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

73 broken records

Margins by which the 73 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1920

Top 20 records on 16 April 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1920	Tampa, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1920	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Gavle, SE	daily high min	6.5 C (43.7 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Tartu, EE	daily high min	10.1 C (50.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Kola-In-Murman, RU	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high max	21.9 C (71.4 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Haparanda, SE	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Kargopol, RU	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1920	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	33 years	16 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 88 records.

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

Records on 04-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1801	2
1809	1
1816	1
1823	1
1837	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1852	2
1853	2
1855	1
1858	2
1862	2
1865	4
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1880	5
1883	1
1884	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	4
1890	7
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1896	4
1897	1
1898	1
1899	14
1900	7
1901	4
1902	5
1903	6
1904	48
1905	15
1906	12
1907	25
1908	31
1909	6
1910	31
1911	11
1912	24
1913	35
1914	43
1915	16
1916	17
1917	50
1918	36
1919	53
1920	88
1921	73
1922	75
1923	72
1924	131
1925	141
1926	325
1927	245
1928	506
1929	269
1930	229
1931	322
1932	344
1933	379
1934	385
1935	608
1936	272
1937	252
1938	573
1939	499
1940	243
1941	438
1942	645
1943	716
1944	322
1945	732
1946	378
1947	877
1948	386
1949	346
1950	492
1951	542
1952	323
1953	681
1954	488
1955	377
1956	515
1957	335
1958	730
1959	360
1960	478
1961	938
1962	737
1963	827
1964	679
1965	575
1966	425
1967	1,027
1968	448
1969	1,171
1970	511
1971	779
1972	850
1973	974
1974	291
1975	559
1976	2,099
1977	831
1978	669
1979	573
1980	596
1981	779
1982	934
1983	1,174
1984	712
1985	642
1986	1,041
1987	735
1988	1,077
1989	676
1990	964
1991	448
1992	898
1993	1,067
1994	928
1995	937
1996	924
1997	699
1998	2,069
1999	1,330
2000	1,052
2001	741
2002	2,494
2003	1,166
2004	609
2005	504
2006	1,423
2007	1,788
2008	889
2009	854
2010	634
2011	1,279
2012	1,015
2013	1,372
2014	1,436
2015	574
2016	742
2017	441
2018	2,238
2019	413
2020	867
2021	580
2022	994
2023	708
2024	746
2025	802
2026	1,065

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	62
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	1