Weather Records on 16 April 1981

779 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1981. Highest significance: Jerecuaro, MX.

Key Facts for 16 April 1981

On 16 April 1981, 779 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 765 daily.
Jerecuaro set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 16 April 1981.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

779 stations

779 station records on 16 April 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
San Juan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda de Arriba	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cabralia Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Cachoeirinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dona Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Comercio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natividade da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Prosperidade (Gm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pericos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Instituto Biologico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jacarei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Aterradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Soca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

779 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 239, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 16 April 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 16 April 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1981

Top 20 records on 16 April 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1981	Jerecuaro, MX	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1981	San Juan, MX	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Sao Jose Dos Campos, BR	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Hacienda de Arriba, MX	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S, MX	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Cabralia Paulista, BR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Butlers Gorge, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Vallecillo (Smn), MX	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Fazenda Cachoeirinha, BR	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Dona Catarina, BR	daily rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Tucson Magnetic Obsy, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Comercio, BR	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Yurecuaro, MX	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Blackleaf, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Natividade da Serra, BR	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Vila Prosperidade (Gm), BR	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Richmond, CA	daily low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Pericos, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1981	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 20	632
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1