Weather Records on 16 April 1946

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1946. Highest significance: Potts Hill Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 16 April 1946

On 16 April 1946, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 339 daily.
Potts Hill Reservoir set a monthly record daily precipitation of 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 16 April 1946.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 16 April 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St.Clair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda (Blackwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Brush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Addanki	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Devrukh	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 April 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 April 1946 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1946

Top 20 records on 16 April 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1946	Potts Hill Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1946	St.Clair, AU	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Epping Chester Street, AU	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Glenfield (Macquarie), AU	monthly rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	all-time rain	238.5 mm (9.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	St Marys Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Narsingpur, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Mullaley (Goolhi), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Miranda (Blackwood St), AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Earlwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Serampore, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Bulahdelah Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Appin Church St, AU	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Pine Brush, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Methven, AU	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1946	Sutherland Mwsdb, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	4 years	45 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 378 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 20	271
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	6