Weather Records on 16 April 1953

681 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1953. Highest significance: Bulsfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 16 April 1953

On 16 April 1953, 681 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 448 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 681 daily.
Bulsfontein set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 16 April 1953.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

681 stations

681 station records on 16 April 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Akalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

681 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 187, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 261, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 April 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	187
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	261
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 April 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1953

Top 20 records on 16 April 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1953	Bulsfontein, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Kumily, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Trompsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Murray Island, AU	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Vedaranayam, IN	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Akalkot, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Wildeperdehoek, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	De Rust, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Chittoor, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Hvar, HR	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Groenfontein "Montagu", ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1953	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1953	Tanjavur, IN	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1953	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	30 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 681 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	570
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1