Weather Records on 16 April 2022

994 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 2022. Highest significance: Foxholm 7 N, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 2022

On 16 April 2022, 994 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 623 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 978 daily.
Foxholm 7 N set an all-time record daily snowfall of 81.3 cm (32.0 in) on 16 April 2022.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

994 stations

994 station records on 16 April 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Lake 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clark 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gove Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ingomar 9 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prosser	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

994 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 332, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 291, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 16 April 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	332
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	291
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 16 April 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 978.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

797 broken records

Margins by which the 797 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 2022

Top 20 records on 16 April 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 2022	Foxholm 7 N, US	all-time snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12 years	73 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2022	Huntley Exp STN, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Holter Dam, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Terry, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Wallowa, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Valentine, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	115 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Saint Ignatius, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Milton Freewater, US	monthly low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Holter Dam, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	117 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Mohall, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Falls City 2 SSW, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	115 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Carlyle 13 NW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Mc Clusky, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	97 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Tyndall, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2022	Bridger 2 N, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	43 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2022. 2022 had 994 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	749
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	2