Weather Records on 16 April 1958

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1958. Highest significance: Borroloola, AU.

Key Facts for 16 April 1958

On 16 April 1958, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
413 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 714 daily.
Borroloola set a daily record precipitation of 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 16 April 1958.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

730 stations

730 station records on 16 April 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vadgaon (Maval)	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 297, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 April 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	297
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 April 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 714.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1958

Top 20 records on 16 April 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1958	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1958	Conway, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1958	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Condamine Plains, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Clifton, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Park Rch, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Longview, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Old Mapoon, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Bowie, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Rimini 2 SSW, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1958	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	38 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1958. 1958 had 730 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 50	612
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1