Weather Records on 16 April 1970

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1970. Highest significance: Schierke, DE.

Key Facts for 16 April 1970

On 16 April 1970, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 501 daily.
Schierke set a daily record snow depth of 105.0 cm (41.3 in) on 16 April 1970.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 16 April 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	370.0 cm (145.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record snow depth	285.0 cm (112.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukoilur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paca-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crawford 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Faith	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Huacana	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 16 April 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 16 April 1970 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1970

Top 20 records on 16 April 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1970	Sidney, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1970	Meka Station, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1970	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Crosby, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Petersburg 2 N, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	101.0 cm (39.8 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Braunlage, DE	daily snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Eckman 2 SE, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Eckman 2 SE, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	370.0 cm (145.7 in)	210.0 cm (82.7 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Minot Exp STN, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Fichtelberg, DE	daily snow depth	285.0 cm (112.2 in)	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Bowbells, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Carrington, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1970	Myrup, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	37 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 511 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 500	397
500 to 1000	2
1000 to 1500	2
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1