Weather Records on 16 April 1967

1,027 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1967. Highest significance: Engcobo (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 16 April 1967

On 16 April 1967, 1,027 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
489 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,005 daily.
Engcobo (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 16 April 1967.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,027 stations

1,027 station records on 16 April 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Qunu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Velva	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,027 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 300, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 16 April 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	300
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 16 April 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 1,005.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

775 broken records

Margins by which the 775 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1967

Top 20 records on 16 April 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1967	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1967	Wibaux 2 E, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1967	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Mott, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Amidon, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Twin Falls 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Baker, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Hettinger, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Fairfield, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Wilgeboom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	New England, US	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Agartala, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1967	Campestre, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	40 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1967. 1967 had 1,027 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	750
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1