Weather Records on 16 April 2021

580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 2021. Highest significance: Arthur, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 2021

On 16 April 2021, 580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 254 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 577 daily.
Arthur set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 16 April 2021.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

580 stations

580 station records on 16 April 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arthur	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Willis Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kit Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oral	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skjak II	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schwaigermoos	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naponee	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

580 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 16 April 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 16 April 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 2021

Top 20 records on 16 April 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 2021	Arthur, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2021	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	116 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2021	Wray, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	127 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2021	Teigarhorn, IS	monthly rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2021	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	121 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Willis Island, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Saint Francis, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Winona, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	127 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Minden, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	114 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Woodson, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Wray, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Kit Carson, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	125 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	120 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Trenton Dam 1N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Oral, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Saint Francis, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2021	Miller, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	76 years	49 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2021. 2021 had 580 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	403
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1