Weather Records on 16 April 1933

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1933. Highest significance: Indargarh, IN.

Key Facts for 16 April 1933

On 16 April 1933, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 371 daily.
Indargarh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.1 mm (2.1 in) on 16 April 1933.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 16 April 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Indargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itawah	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shortsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tonk	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uniara (Aligarh)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nagode	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rewa	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahoba	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belathal	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gobindpur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pachwara	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deo	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Machilpur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Musafir Khana	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malpura	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idar	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mirzapur	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 April 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 April 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 259.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1933

Top 20 records on 16 April 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1933	Indargarh, IN	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1933	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1933	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1933	Jamui, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1933	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1933	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1933	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1933	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1933	Itawah, IN	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1933	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1933	Philo 3 SW, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1933	Rani(Ranigoda), IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1933	Shortsville, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1933	Tonk, IN	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1933	Armagh, GB	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1933	Arcadia, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1933	Sahebganj, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1933	Berhampore, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1933	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1933	Uniara (Aligarh), IN	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	26 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1933. 1933 had 379 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	331
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1