Weather Records on 16 April 1966

425 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1966. Highest significance: Frei Paulo, BR.

Key Facts for 16 April 1966

On 16 April 1966, 425 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 422 daily.
Frei Paulo set a daily record precipitation of 68.2 mm (2.7 in) on 16 April 1966.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

425 stations

425 station records on 16 April 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laranjeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boissevain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Island Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

425 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 16 April 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 16 April 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

374 broken records

Margins by which the 374 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1966

Top 20 records on 16 April 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1966	Frei Paulo, BR	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Laranjeiras, BR	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Whitewood, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Milan, IT	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Armagh, GB	daily low max	3.2 C (37.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	113 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Caribou Island, CA	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Karlshamn, SE	daily low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Orebro, SE	daily low min	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily low min	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Karlstad, SE	daily low min	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Ulricehamn, SE	daily low min	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Vanersborg, SE	daily low max	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	1.9 C (35.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	5.4 C (41.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Harnosand, SE	daily low max	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1966	Vastervik, SE	daily low min	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	38 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 425 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 1966-04-16: 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 50	353
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2