Weather Records on 16 April 1944

322 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1944. Highest significance: Ulricehamn, SE.

Key Facts for 16 April 1944

On 16 April 1944, 322 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 318 daily.
Ulricehamn set a daily record precipitation of 35.2 mm (1.4 in) on 16 April 1944.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

322 stations

322 station records on 16 April 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saboeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

322 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 April 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 April 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 318.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

253 broken records

Margins by which the 253 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1944

Top 20 records on 16 April 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1944	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1944	Orebro, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1944	Mather 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1944	Kamalpur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1944	Grover 10 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1944	Kalchini, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1944	San Jacinto, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1944	Oak City, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1944	Salgueiro, BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1944	Amlagora, IN	monthly rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1944	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1944	Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1944	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1944	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1944	Nalbari, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1944	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1944	Poplar Bluff, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1944	Little Falls, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1944	Buhl, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1944	Burlington, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	23 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1944. 1944 had 322 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	243
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1