Weather Records on 16 April 1947

877 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1947. Highest significance: Mahua, IN.

Key Facts for 16 April 1947

On 16 April 1947, 877 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 839 daily.
Mahua set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 16 April 1947.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

877 stations

877 station records on 16 April 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Brow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barambah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tinamba West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

877 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 406, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 16 April 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	406
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 16 April 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 839.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

759 broken records

Margins by which the 759 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1947

Top 20 records on 16 April 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1947	Mahua, IN	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1947	Eden (Timbillica), AU	monthly rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1947	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Nandyal, IN	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Marlo, AU	monthly rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Drummondville, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Wondai Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Bendoc Park, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Berry Brow, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	The Grange, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Lindenow, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Blountstown 2 SE, US	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Cooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1947	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	46 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 877 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 100	744
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1