Weather Records on 16 April 1928

506 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1928. Highest significance: St John's, CA.

Key Facts for 16 April 1928

On 16 April 1928, 506 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 447 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 505 daily.
St John's set a daily record precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 16 April 1928.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

506 stations

506 station records on 16 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

506 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 355, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	355
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1928

Top 20 records on 16 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1928	St John's, CA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1928	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1928	Algona, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1928	Rose Isle, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1928	Plant City, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1928	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1928	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1928	Redbank Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1928	Newport 1 NW, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1928	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1928	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1928	Marion, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1928	Washington, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1928	Morgantown 1, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1928	Lock Haven, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1928	Edmonton, CA	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1928	Beatrice, CA	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1928	Vestervig, DK	daily low min	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1928	Muenster, DE	daily low max	2.1 C (35.8 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1928	Ozark, US	monthly low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	22 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 506 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 50	423
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1