Weather Records on 13 April 2016

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 2016. Highest significance: Clifton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 13 April 2016

On 13 April 2016, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 494 daily.
Clifton Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 50.4 mm (2.0 in) on 13 April 2016.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 13 April 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Soloneshnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Granger Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jess Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dripping Springs 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jeddo 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valga	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wimberley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vincent Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spakenburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Messina	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bingera Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mason	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Phanom	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Branch 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mukdahan	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 April 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 April 2016 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 11, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 2016

Top 20 records on 13 April 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 2016	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	111 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2016	Galveston Scholes Fld, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2016	Soloneshnoe, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Pasighat, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Columbus, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Hillcroft, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Granger Dam, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra), AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Sukumo, JP	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Jess Valley, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Laguna, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Napoleonville, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Dripping Springs 6 E, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Jeddo 3S, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Goovigen Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Gulkana AP, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Montello 2NE, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2016	Ibapah, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	42 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

1798 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2016. 2016 had 511 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	511
2017	454
2018	913
2019	736
2020	2,050
2021	465
2022	2,172
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	850

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	374
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1