Weather Records on 14 April 2016

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 2016. Highest significance: Virginia City, US.

Key Facts for 14 April 2016

On 14 April 2016, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 468 daily.
Virginia City set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 14 April 2016.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 14 April 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record high minimum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roaring River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emigrant Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aluksne	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Diourbel	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nyssa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skwentna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sukumo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koror	Palau	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fourmile Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bigelow Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dupree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
M'Puoya	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tokushima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shimizu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Craiova	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mukdahan	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamas	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yeosu	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 14 April 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 14 April 2016 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 468.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 2016

Top 20 records on 14 April 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 2016	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	126 years	70 of 100 (Major)
14 April 2016	Island Park, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2016	Orleans, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2016	Sexton Summit, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2016	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2016	Kenai AP, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2016	Gulkana AP, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2016	Nairibin, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2016	Anchorage Merrill Fld, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2016	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	all-time high min	28.7 C (83.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2016	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2016	Uil, KZ	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2016	Fern Ridge-Veneta, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2016	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2016	Driggs, US	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2016	Roaring River, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2016	Hiroshima, JP	daily high max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2016	Minatare Dam (Usbr), US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2016	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2016	Freeport 2 NW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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

1801 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2016. 2016 had 481 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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 20	388
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1