Weather Records on 16 April 1960

478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1960. Highest significance: Warrensburg 4NW, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1960

On 16 April 1960, 478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 471 daily.
Warrensburg 4NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.4 mm (5.5 in) on 16 April 1960.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

478 stations

478 station records on 16 April 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
US Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coonoor	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sand Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

478 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 April 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 April 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1960

Top 20 records on 16 April 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1960	Warrensburg 4NW, US	monthly rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1960	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1960	Hana 354, US	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1960	Sedalia Wtp, US	all-time rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1960	Gore Bay, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1960	Haugan 1 W, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1960	Pamban, IN	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1960	Thathaiengarpet, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1960	Rasipuram, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1960	Oelrichs, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1960	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1960	White Hall 1 E, US	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1960	Ames 3 SW, US	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1960	Welland, CA	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1960	Paramathi, IN	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1960	Lawrence, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1960	Albany 1 N, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	65 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1960	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1960	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1960	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	70 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 478 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	344
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1