Weather Records on 16 April 1964

679 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1964. Highest significance: Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ.

Key Facts for 16 April 1964

On 16 April 1964, 679 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
429 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 670 daily.
Oran-Hopital Militaire set a daily record high maximum temperature of 31.0 C (87.8 F) on 16 April 1964.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

679 stations

679 station records on 16 April 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norway House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lintlaw	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Catole	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

679 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 325, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 April 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	325
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 April 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1964

Top 20 records on 16 April 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1964	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1964	Wellpinit, US	all-time rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1964	Siwan, IN	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1964	Saint Maries, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1964	Burkes Flat, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1964	Elliot, ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1964	Norway House, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1964	Barh, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1964	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1964	Lintlaw, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1964	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1964	Kodanand, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1964	Ranchi, IN	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1964	Trafalgar, CA	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1964	Catole, BR	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1964	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1964	Naryn, KG	monthly rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1964	Olga 2 SE, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1964	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1964	Ness City, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	31 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1964. 1964 had 679 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	506
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2