Weather Records on 16 April 1935

608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1935. Highest significance: Swansea Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 16 April 1935

On 16 April 1935, 608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 359 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 599 daily.
Swansea Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 16 April 1935.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

608 stations

608 station records on 16 April 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kotalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ryan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

608 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 186, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 April 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	186
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 April 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1935

Top 20 records on 16 April 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1935	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Aberfeldy, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Campbell Town (Quorn Hall), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Kempton (Oakmore), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Mickleham, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Diamond Harbour, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Southport, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1935	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1935	New Norfolk, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1935. 1935 had 608 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	488
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1