Weather Records on 16 April 1961

938 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1961. Highest significance: Muskegon Co AP, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1961

On 16 April 1961, 938 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 450 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 916 daily.
Muskegon Co AP set a monthly record daily snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 16 April 1961.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

938 stations

938 station records on 16 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Carmody	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pechipparai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

938 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 273, Heaviest daily rainfall 261, Heaviest daily snowfall 153, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 16 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	273
Heaviest daily rainfall	261
Heaviest daily snowfall	153
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 16 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 916.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

762 broken records

Margins by which the 762 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1961

Top 20 records on 16 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1961	Muskegon Co AP, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1961	Bajramaly, TM	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1961	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1961	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1961	Abbeville 4S, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	Marquette, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	Bloomingdale, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	Midland 2, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	Hillsdale, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	S Haven, US	monthly snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	Gladwin, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	Lake Carmody, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1961	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	46 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 938 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 25	625
25 to 50	60
50 to 75	35
75 to 100	18
100 to 125	11
125 to 150	10
150 to 175	3