Weather Records on 16 April 1996

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 1996. Highest significance: Middletown 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 1996

On 16 April 1996, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 903 daily.
Middletown 4 W set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 16 April 1996.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

924 stations

924 station records on 16 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Leirfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
South Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
West Buxton 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Solvaer	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jormlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Tiradentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Cascata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nordoyan Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Rsvr Tomahawk	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	151.0 cm (59.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saratoga Springs 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 238, Heaviest daily rainfall 379, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 16 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	238
Heaviest daily rainfall	379
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 16 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 903.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

758 broken records

Margins by which the 758 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 1996

Top 20 records on 16 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 1996	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1996	Setauket Strong, US	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	110 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1996	Leirfjord, NO	monthly rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 April 1996	Ashburnham, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP, US	monthly rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	Vredefort (Skl), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	South Lake, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	Mt Carmel, US	monthly rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	Gloversville, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	West Buxton 2 NNW, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	Brunswick NAS, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	Nord-Solvaer, NO	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	Jormlien, SE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	Nelson, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	State UNIV, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	Yeeda, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	Portland Jetport, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 1996	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	43 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 924 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	719
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	5
350 to 400	1