Weather Records on 16 April 1993

1,067 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1993. Highest significance: Sugar Camp, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1993

On 16 April 1993, 1,067 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 415 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,043 daily.
Sugar Camp set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 16 April 1993.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,067 stations

1,067 station records on 16 April 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greenview	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
North Pelican	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rib Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodrich 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miercurea Ciuc	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crivitz High Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Pleine Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
South Pelican	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowler	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,067 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 278, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 81.

Records on 16 April 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	278
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	81

Records on 16 April 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 1,043.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

879 broken records

Margins by which the 879 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1993

Top 20 records on 16 April 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1993	Sugar Camp, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1993	Vinton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1993	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1993	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1993	Willow Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1993	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1993	Mather 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1993	Greenview, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1993	Caledonia, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1993	Spring Grove, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1993	North Pelican, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1993	Rib Falls, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1993	Rockville 1 NE, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1993	Merrill, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1993	Wausaukee, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1993	Independence #1, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1993	Rest Lake, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1993	Blair, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1993	Goodrich 1 E, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1993	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	83 years	46 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 1,067 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 50	788
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	15
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1