Weather Records on 16 April 2020

867 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 2020. Highest significance: Genoa 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 2020

On 16 April 2020, 867 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 396 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 861 daily.
Genoa 2 W set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 16 April 2020.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

867 stations

867 station records on 16 April 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Allerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.9 cm (16.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Velsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Ranch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vigo Peinador	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

867 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 307, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 16 April 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	307
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 16 April 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 861.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

650 broken records

Margins by which the 650 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 2020

Top 20 records on 16 April 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 2020	Genoa 2 W, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	126 years	75 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2020	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2020	Allerton, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	115 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2020	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	119 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2020	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	42.9 cm (16.9 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	117 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	98 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	Allerton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	115 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	Edina, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	Omaha Eppley Airfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	Genoa 2 W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	Afton, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	Velsk, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	Lincoln AP, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	Hastings 4N, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	River Falls, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	122 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2020	Ft Morgan, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	99 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 867 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	607
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1