Weather Records on 16 April 1951

542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1951. Highest significance: Eucla, AU.

Key Facts for 16 April 1951

On 16 April 1951, 542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 348 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 539 daily.
Eucla set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 16 April 1951.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

542 stations

542 station records on 16 April 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	157.0 cm (61.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Itabaiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

542 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 194, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 16 April 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	194
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 16 April 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 730.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1951

Top 20 records on 16 April 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1951	Eucla, AU	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1951	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1951	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	157.0 cm (61.8 in)	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1951	Susanville 2SW, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1951	Westfalia, ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1951	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1951	Trichur, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1951	Mankayane, SZ	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1951	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1951	Patamute, BR	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1951	Estancia, BR	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1951	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily snow depth	140.0 cm (55.1 in)	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1951	Culbertson, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1951	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1951	Aseral, NO	daily snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1951	Colby, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1951	Ellerston (Glenrock), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1951	Julesburg, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1951	Ekalaka, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1951	Ft Robinson, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	44 years	26 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 542 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	412
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1