Weather Records on 16 April 1991

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1991. Highest significance: Red Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1991

On 16 April 1991, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 440 daily.
Red Lodge set a daily record snow depth of 149.9 cm (59.0 in) on 16 April 1991.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 16 April 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guaratingueta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Do Piagui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Poplars	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Capulines	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salto Grande (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Dos Lemes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Andalsnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vargem Grande Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mococa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tower Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Barril	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiber Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Ile - le Talut	France	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Capituva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pony	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record snow depth	208.3 cm (82.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Puente San Isidro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Tigre	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Phrae	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alder 17 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grouse Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pony	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 16 April 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 16 April 1991 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 4, daily 440.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1991

Top 20 records on 16 April 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1991	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1991	Guaratingueta, BR	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1991	Mystic Lake, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1991	Colonia Do Piagui, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1991	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	22.7 C (72.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1991	Heart Mtn, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1991	Lima, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1991	Alfoten II, NO	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1991	Gibson 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1991	The Poplars, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1991	Heber, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1991	Los Capulines, MX	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1991	Kotzebue AP, US	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1991	W Branch 3SE, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1991	Lame Deer, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1991	Fruitland, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1991	Salto Grande (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1991	San Cristobal, MX	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1991	Bairro Dos Lemes, BR	daily rain	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 1991	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	56 years	29 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 448 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	305
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1