Weather Records on 24 April 2016

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 2016. Highest significance: Casper-Natrona Co AP, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 2016

On 24 April 2016, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 456 daily.
Casper-Natrona Co AP set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 24 April 2016.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 24 April 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wilsall 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Midwest	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monclova	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chortkiv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minneota	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Powder	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Peak Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dome Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
North French Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leiter 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sucker Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Foxboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bely Island	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Casper Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Webber Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Golden Valley 9S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duluth	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skwentna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reno Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sondrestrom	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Childers South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vida 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 24 April 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 24 April 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 456.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

391 broken records

Margins by which the 391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 2016

Top 20 records on 24 April 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 2016	Casper-Natrona Co AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2016	Pineview Dam, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2016	Clearmont 5 SW, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2016	Wilsall 8 ENE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2016	Midwest, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Boysen Dam, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Milford 4 NW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Jordan, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Monroe, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Monclova, MX	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Chortkiv, UA	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Minneota, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Miles City AP, US	all-time rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Middle Powder, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Mora, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Forsyth, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Cloud Peak Reservoir, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Lindsay, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Bismarck, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2016	Dome Lake, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 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

1799 to 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2016. 2016 had 480 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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 25	379
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1