Weather Records on 16 April 1976

2,099 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1976. Highest significance: Auburn, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1976

On 16 April 1976, 2,099 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
936 were record highs and 419 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 106 monthly and 1,993 daily.
Auburn set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.3 mm (3.2 in) on 16 April 1976.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 16 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mays Point Lock 25	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canastota	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maroochydore Swan Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Descanso Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Darrouzett	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mons Mari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnatus	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boissevain	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,099 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 358, Lowest daily maximum 285, Highest daily minimum 578, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 637, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 16 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	358
Lowest daily maximum	285
Highest daily minimum	578
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	637
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 16 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 106, daily 1,993.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,781 broken records

Margins by which the 1,781 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1976

Top 20 records on 16 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1976	Auburn, US	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1976	Clyde Lock 26, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1976	Cayuga Lock #1, US	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1976	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1976	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily rain	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1976	De Ruyter 4 N, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1976	Sherburne, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1976	Crown King, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1976	Mays Point Lock 25, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1976	Skaneateles, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1976	Williams, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1976	Lincoln 1 SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1976	Hachita 1W, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1976	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1976	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1976	Pollock, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1976	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1976	McNary 2N, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1976	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1976	Nogales, US	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	20 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 2,099 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	1,754
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1