Weather Records on 16 April 1939

499 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1939. Highest significance: Mt Vernon 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1939

On 16 April 1939, 499 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 472 daily.
Mt Vernon 3 NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 16 April 1939.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

499 stations

499 station records on 16 April 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ryan	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sutton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Sus Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cannanore	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denison Hwy 60 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

499 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 16 April 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 April 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 472.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1939

Top 20 records on 16 April 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1939	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1939	Ryan, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1939	Sutton, US	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Glenville, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Chitradurga, IN	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Falmouth, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Huntington 1, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Buckhannon, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Durant, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Maysville Wwtp, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Creston, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Vincennes 4 E, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Columbus, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1939	Mangalore, IN	monthly rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 499 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1939-04-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	348
20 to 40	68
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1