Weather Records on 16 April 1968

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1968. Highest significance: Kenhardt (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 16 April 1968

On 16 April 1968, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 440 daily.
Kenhardt (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 16 April 1968.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 16 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kanye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	318.3 mm (12.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grootmodderfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uniteit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bosduiwekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perdeput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kroonplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpan II	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norvalspont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uitsig	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hecla	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	119.0 cm (46.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Independencia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aguiar da Beira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 200, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 16 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 16 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 440.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1968

Top 20 records on 16 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1968	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1968	Perdeberg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1968	Chandgad, IN	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1968	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1968	Kanye, BW	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1968	Kipahulu 258, US	all-time rain	318.3 mm (12.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1968	Grootmodderfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1968	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1968	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1968	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1968	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1968	Lake City, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1968	Heppner, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1968	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1968	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1968	Bosduiwekop, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1968	Perdeput, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1968	Waiopai Rch 256, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1968	Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	73 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1968	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	33 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 448 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	356
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1