Weather Records on 16 April 1987

735 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1987. Highest significance: Randleman, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1987

On 16 April 1987, 735 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
451 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 684 daily.
Randleman set a monthly record daily precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 16 April 1987.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

735 stations

735 station records on 16 April 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Arcola	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Goshen	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mathias	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bahty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrs Creek 6 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Urdzhar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
John H Kerr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cangucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concord 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Floyd 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalay-Khumb	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

735 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 267, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 16 April 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	267
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 16 April 1987 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 49, daily 684.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1987

Top 20 records on 16 April 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1987	Randleman, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1987	Bedford, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1987	Arcola, US	monthly rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1987	Goshen, US	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1987	Hot Springs, US	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1987	Mathias, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1987	Neuse 2 NE, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1987	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1987	Lexington, US	monthly rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1987	Altavista, US	monthly rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1987	Bahty, KZ	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1987	Kerrs Creek 6 WNW, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1987	Louisburg, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1987	Covington, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1987	Copper Hill, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1987	Ashland, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1987	Appomattox, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1987	Lafayette 1 NE, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1987	Bodie California St Historic P, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1987	Salisbury, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	45 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 735 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).