Weather Records on 16 April 1965

575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1965. Highest significance: Ovando, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1965

On 16 April 1965, 575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 565 daily.
Ovando set a monthly record daily snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 16 April 1965.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

575 stations

575 station records on 16 April 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noenieput (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Panelas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pocinhos (Joffily)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

575 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 16 April 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 16 April 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

509 broken records

Margins by which the 509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1965

Top 20 records on 16 April 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1965	Ovando, US	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	47 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1965	Iowa Hill, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Mineral, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Quincy, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	McCloud, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Summit, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Eastport, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Canyon Dam, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Ernakulam, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Noenieput (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Panelas, BR	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Dunsmuir, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Downieville, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Georgetown, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Middletown, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1965	Pleasant Valley, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	41 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 575 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	483
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1