Weather Records on 16 April 1971

779 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1971. Highest significance: Marathon Railway Station, AU.

Key Facts for 16 April 1971

On 16 April 1971, 779 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 765 daily.
Marathon Railway Station set a daily record precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 16 April 1971.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

779 stations

779 station records on 16 April 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marathon Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oondooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Clutha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mointy	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Essex Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meringur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mildura SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waddikee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crider Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ray Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

779 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 450, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 16 April 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	450
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 16 April 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

673 broken records

Margins by which the 673 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1971

Top 20 records on 16 April 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1971	Marathon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1971	Springvale, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1971	Devoncourt Station, AU	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1971	Eulolo Station, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1971	Oondooroo, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1971	Clutha Station, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1971	Port Germein (Telowie), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1971	Penola Downs Station, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1971	Smithfield, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1971	Dagworth Station, AU	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1971	Diamantina Lakes, AU	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1971	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1971	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1971	Mointy, KZ	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1971	Essex Downs Station, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1971	Tangorin, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1971	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1971	Meringur, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1971	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1971	Mildura SE, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	52 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 779 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 100	666
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1