Weather Records on 16 April 2006

1,423 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 2006. Highest significance: San Jose, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 2006

On 16 April 2006, 1,423 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
952 were record highs and 246 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,385 daily.
San Jose set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 16 April 2006.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,423 stations

1,423 station records on 16 April 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Jose	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burney	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burney	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,423 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 502, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 450, Lowest daily minimum 153, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 16 April 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	502
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	450
Lowest daily minimum	153
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 16 April 2006 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 35, daily 1,385.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,075 broken records

Margins by which the 1,075 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 2006

Top 20 records on 16 April 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 2006	San Jose, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2006	Freeport Wwtp, US	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2006	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2006	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2006	Burney, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2006	Burney, US	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2006	Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2006	Brunswick Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2006	Adin Rs, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2006	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	113 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2006	Hat Creek, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2006	Hinsdale 4 SW, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2006	King Salmon, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2006	Canyon Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2006	Bethel AP, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2006	Fredericksburg, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2006	Adin Rs, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2006	Hat Creek, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2006	McPherson, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2006	Donner Mem Sp, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 years	44 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 1,423 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	1,052
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2