Weather Records on 16 April 1945

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1945. Highest significance: Beaver City, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1945

On 16 April 1945, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 713 daily.
Beaver City set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 16 April 1945.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

732 stations

732 station records on 16 April 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanuku	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 357, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 16 April 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	357
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 16 April 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

608 broken records

Margins by which the 608 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1945

Top 20 records on 16 April 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1945	Beaver City, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Broken Bow 2 W, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Fairfax, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Green Bay, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Burlington, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Beaver City, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Armour, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Emporia 1 S, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Le Roy, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Taos, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Academy 2NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1945	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	42 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1945. 1945 had 732 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	550
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1