Weather Records on 16 April 1992

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1992. Highest significance: Cue, AU.

Key Facts for 16 April 1992

On 16 April 1992, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 866 daily.
Cue set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 16 April 1992.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 16 April 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Weld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Youanmi Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mwanza	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meeline Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Borja	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melangata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wanarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wandina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madoonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
C.E.I. Ciudad Mante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 16 April 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 16 April 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

741 broken records

Margins by which the 741 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1992

Top 20 records on 16 April 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1992	Cue, AU	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1992	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1992	Mount Wittenoom, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1992	Billabalong, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1992	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1992	Mount Weld, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1992	Narndee, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1992	Youanmi Downs, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1992	Caro Wwtp, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1992	Princeton, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1992	Wondinong, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1992	Mwanza, TZ	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1992	Meeline Station, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1992	Mount Magnet, AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1992	Dzibalchen, MX	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1992	San Borja, MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1992	Tuckanarra, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1992	Wogarno, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1992	Plainview, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1992	Gabyon, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	48 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1992. 1992 had 898 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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Data for records on 1992-04-16: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	677
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1