Weather Records on 16 April 1948

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1948. Highest significance: Setlagodi (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 16 April 1948

On 16 April 1948, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 375 daily.
Setlagodi (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 55.6 mm (2.2 in) on 16 April 1948.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 16 April 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zigzag Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zinder	Niger	Record low maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodfort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 April 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 April 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 375.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1050.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1948

Top 20 records on 16 April 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1948	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1948	Honomanu 450, US	daily rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1948	Princesa Isabel, BR	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1948	Sierra Madre Henszey, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1948	Raiford State Prison, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1948	Marydale (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1948	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1948	Palmerville, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1948	Windsorton (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1948	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1948	Zigzag Rs, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1948	Dellicknora (Tellicura), AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1948	Hungund, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1948	Sagar, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1948	Potchefstroom;Braksp, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1948	Flores (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1948	Twyfelspoort, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1948	Mistassini Post, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1948	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1948	Sveg, SE	daily high min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	53 years	25 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 386 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 200	311
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1