Weather Records on 16 April 1936

272 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1936. Highest significance: Coldwater, CA.

Key Facts for 16 April 1936

On 16 April 1936, 272 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
225 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 264 daily.
Coldwater set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 16 April 1936.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

272 stations

272 station records on 16 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wahluke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

272 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 16 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

195 broken records

Margins by which the 195 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1936

Top 20 records on 16 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1936	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1936	Quebec, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1936	Lugano, CH	daily rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Tuttlingen, DE	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Stuttgart, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Weston 2 SE, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Hondo, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Tashkent, UZ	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Austin #2, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Coleman, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Lenoir, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Deming, US	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Ulan-Ude, RU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Malung, SE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1936	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily rain	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	56 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 272 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 25	192
25 to 50	1
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2