Weather Records on 16 April 1937

252 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1937. Highest significance: Hedal I Valdres, NO.

Key Facts for 16 April 1937

On 16 April 1937, 252 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 237 daily.
Hedal I Valdres set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 16 April 1937.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

252 stations

252 station records on 16 April 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karnah	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rena	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sakardu Obsy	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

252 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 April 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 April 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 237.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

185 broken records

Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1937

Top 20 records on 16 April 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1937	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1937	Dras, IN	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1937	Kanigiri, IN	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1937	Port Said, EG	daily high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Biri, NO	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Hosur, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Schreiber, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Port Arthur, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Cedaredge, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Herefoss, NO	daily snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Montrose #2, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Montrose 1, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Parnu, EE	daily high min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Astana, KZ	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1937	Durham, GB	daily rain	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	27 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 252 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	181
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1