Weather Records on 16 April 2000

1,052 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 2000. Highest significance: Faulkton, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 2000

On 16 April 2000, 1,052 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 406 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 1,045 daily.
Faulkton set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 16 April 2000.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,052 stations

1,052 station records on 16 April 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Baevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyford	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koror	Palau	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Todd River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,052 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 300, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 16 April 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	300
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 16 April 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 1,045.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

878 broken records

Margins by which the 878 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 2000

Top 20 records on 16 April 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 2000	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	103 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2000	Baevo, RU	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2000	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2000	Willits 1 NE, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	95 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	Stonyford, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	Murdo, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	Onida 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	Wessington Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	Blunt, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	East Park Rsvr, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	Dijon-Longvic, FR	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	Hay Springs, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	Koror, PW	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	Hays 1 S, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	San Juan Atepec, MX	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2000	Holyoke, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	95 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2000. 2000 had 1,052 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	848
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2