Weather Records on 16 April 1926

325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1926. Highest significance: Loch, AU.

Key Facts for 16 April 1926

On 16 April 1926, 325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 323 daily.
Loch set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 16 April 1926.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

325 stations

325 station records on 16 April 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warratta Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

325 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 174, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 16 April 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	174
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 April 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

268 broken records

Margins by which the 268 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1926

Top 20 records on 16 April 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1926	Loch, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1926	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Yarra Junction (Gilderoy), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Coatesville 1 SW, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Vineland, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	North Bridgton, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Gembrook, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Waterville, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	1 year	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1926	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 325 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 10	250
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1