Weather Records on 16 April 1979

573 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1979. Highest significance: Mumby, AU.

Key Facts for 16 April 1979

On 16 April 1979, 573 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 568 daily.
Mumby set a daily record precipitation of 45.4 mm (1.8 in) on 16 April 1979.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

573 stations

573 station records on 16 April 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chaparaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Binnu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunderland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Illahe	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Top Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Naraling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeesthoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koondrook State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Boqueron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Las Enramadas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mazapa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

573 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 16 April 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 16 April 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1979

Top 20 records on 16 April 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1979	Mumby, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1979	Fessenden, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Nabawa, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Villagran (Smn), MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Chaparaco, MX	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Burracoppin, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Willigulli North, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Lahaina 361, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Binnu, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Sunderland, AU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Lynton, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Tioga 1E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Bowes, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Kafferrivier (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Sonoma, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Balla, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Sharon, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1979	Salinillas, MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	38 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 573 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 200	461
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1