Weather Records on 16 April 1977

831 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1977. Highest significance: Aktobe, KZ.

Key Facts for 16 April 1977

On 16 April 1977, 831 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
459 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 811 daily.
Aktobe set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 16 April 1977.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

831 stations

831 station records on 16 April 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Darwin Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Bella	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weyburn	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broadview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

831 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 286, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 16 April 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	286
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 16 April 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 811.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1977

Top 20 records on 16 April 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1977	Aktobe, KZ	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1977	Boerne, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1977	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1977	Darwin Quarantine Station, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Arad, RO	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Long Lake 5 SW, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Darwin Airport, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Encinal, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Laredo, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Blanco, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Comanche, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Cluj Napoca, RO	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Mc Cook, US	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Luling, US	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Indian Gap, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1977	Three Rivers, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 831 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	623
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2