Weather Records on 16 April 2011

1,279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 2011. Highest significance: Uralla (Dumaresq St), AU.

Key Facts for 16 April 2011

On 16 April 2011, 1,279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
393 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,236 daily.
Uralla (Dumaresq St) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 115.0 mm (4.5 in) on 16 April 2011.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,279 stations

1,279 station records on 16 April 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Honavar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Neligh	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Possum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Texcoco (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Playa Caleta 454 Colonia Mart	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda San Lucas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tibbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerman	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Viejo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir City	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coulee Dam 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Canal KM. 06+250	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,279 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 479, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 16 April 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	479
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 16 April 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 1,236.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,081 broken records

Margins by which the 1,081 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 2011

Top 20 records on 16 April 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 2011	Uralla (Dumaresq St), AU	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	85 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 April 2011	Gettysburg, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	108 years	76 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2011	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	117 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2011	Harrisburg Capital City AP, US	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	65 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2011	Honavar, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2011	Neligh, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2011	Possum Park, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2011	Madison, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2011	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2011	Wallace 2W, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2011	Texcoco (Dge), MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2011	Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, US	monthly rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2011	Lyons, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	111 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2011	Toms River, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2011	Argyle, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2011	Transou, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2011	Yankton 2 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2011	Pulaski Wwtp, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2011	Parkersburg AP, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2011	Vernon, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	55 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2011. 2011 had 1,279 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 April 2011
Margin	Records
0 to 50	972
50 to 100	69
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	3