Weather Records on 16 April 1940

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1940. Highest significance: La Veta Pass, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1940

On 16 April 1940, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 240 daily.
La Veta Pass set a monthly record daily snowfall of 96.5 cm (38.0 in) on 16 April 1940.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 16 April 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 April 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 April 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 240.

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 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1940

Top 20 records on 16 April 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1940	La Veta Pass, US	monthly snowfall	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1940	La Veta Pass, US	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1940	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1940	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Karmala, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Purdum, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Murrumbeena Leeds Grove, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Holy Cross, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Yerevan, AM	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Nome AP, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Haliyal, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Twin Falls 2 NNE, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Buhl, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1940	Gooding 2 S, US	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	5 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 243 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	184
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1