Weather Records on 16 April 1974

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1974. Highest significance: Karonie, AU.

Key Facts for 16 April 1974

On 16 April 1974, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 281 daily.
Karonie set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 16 April 1974.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

291 stations

291 station records on 16 April 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jacampari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.1 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Kulom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuballing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Riacho Fundo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chaval	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rocksprings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zanthus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Assuncao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocinhos (Joffily)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maracanau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bananeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chemult	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vazantes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Vicente (Luiza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Piloes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeestpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 16 April 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 16 April 1974 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 281.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

234 broken records

Margins by which the 234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1974

Top 20 records on 16 April 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1974	Karonie, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1974	Jacampari, BR	daily rain	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1974	Acude Ipaguassu, BR	daily rain	125.1 mm (4.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1974	Haig, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1974	Ust-Kulom, RU	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1974	Cuballing, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1974	Fazenda Riacho Fundo, BR	all-time rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1974	Tiangua, BR	all-time rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1974	Pao de Acucar, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1974	Three Springs, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1974	Conceicao, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1974	Rawlinna, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1974	Nova Russas, BR	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1974	Arnsberg, DE	daily low min	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1974	Chaval, BR	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1974	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1974	Angleton 2 W, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1974	Teberda, RU	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1974	Norwood, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1974	Rocksprings, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	32 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 291 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	229
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1