Weather Records on 16 April 1957

335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1957. Highest significance: Piripiri, BR.

Key Facts for 16 April 1957

On 16 April 1957, 335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 326 daily.
Piripiri set an all-time record daily precipitation of 156.9 mm (6.2 in) on 16 April 1957.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

335 stations

335 station records on 16 April 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	156.9 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Tabosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandotte 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Benito	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paracuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

335 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 April 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 April 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1957

Top 20 records on 16 April 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1957	Piripiri, BR	all-time rain	156.9 mm (6.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Monsenhor Tabosa, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Austwell, US	daily rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Jennings, US	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Angicos, BR	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Waimanalo 794, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Iraucuba, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Vita (Khanapur), IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Teresina, BR	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Wyandotte 1 N, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Acu, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Shiggaon, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Harnosand, SE	daily low min	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Gavle, SE	daily low min	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Santana Do Matos, BR	monthly rain	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1957	Sotchi, RU	daily high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	57 years	34 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 335 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	259
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1