Weather Records on 16 April 1962

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1962. Highest significance: Suldalsvatn, NO.

Key Facts for 16 April 1962

On 16 April 1962, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 417 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 719 daily.
Suldalsvatn set a daily record snow depth of 131.0 cm (51.6 in) on 16 April 1962.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 16 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	131.0 cm (51.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Badami	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pocharam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	186.0 cm (73.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	116.0 cm (45.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	216.0 cm (85.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 288, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 16 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	288
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 16 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 810.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1962

Top 20 records on 16 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	131.0 cm (51.6 in)	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1962	Tacambaro, MX	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1962	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1962	Badami, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1962	Honnali, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1962	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1962	Pocharam, IN	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	186.0 cm (73.2 in)	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1962	Bologna, IT	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	116.0 cm (45.7 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1962	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1962	Ponneri, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1962	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1962	Southport 5 N, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1962	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1962	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1962	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	monthly low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1962	Ramdurg, IN	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1962	Aguirre, PR	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1962	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	32 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 737 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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Data for records on 1962-04-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 200	526
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1