Weather Records on 16 April 1934

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1934. Highest significance: Hornindal, NO.

Key Facts for 16 April 1934

On 16 April 1934, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 368 daily.
Hornindal set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 16 April 1934.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 16 April 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nethercote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Khatra	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boisdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 285.

Records on 16 April 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 April 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1934

Top 20 records on 16 April 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1934	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Nethercote, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Gunning Rural Supplies, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Berrebangalo, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Cargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Khatra, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Buchan, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Rapur, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Bologna, IT	daily high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	119 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Boisdale, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Bumberry, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Woodside, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1934	Jeir, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	34 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 385 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	310
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1