Weather Records on 16 April 1921

73 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1921. Highest significance: Lenoir, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1921

On 16 April 1921, 73 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 68 daily.
Lenoir set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 16 April 1921.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

73 stations

73 station records on 16 April 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kokkedahl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

73 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 April 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 April 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 68.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

64 broken records

Margins by which the 64 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1921

Top 20 records on 16 April 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1921	Lenoir, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1921	Dubuque River, US	monthly snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1921	Milwaukee Wb City, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1921	Asheville, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1921	Uccle, BE	daily low min	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Clontarf, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Lawrence, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Dubuque River, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	10 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Madison Wb City, US	monthly snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Kargopol, RU	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Tartu, EE	daily rain	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Fergana, UZ	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Orenburg, RU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1921	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	37 years	19 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1921. 1921 had 73 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 20	52
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1