Weather Records on 16 April 2013

1,372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 2013. Highest significance: Mc Leod 3 E, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 2013

On 16 April 2013, 1,372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
482 were record highs and 437 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,346 daily.
Mc Leod 3 E set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 16 April 2013.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,372 stations

1,372 station records on 16 April 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lakewood	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flaming Gorge	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Neola	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lakewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walkamin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jiulong	China	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,372 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 334, Highest daily minimum 357, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 192.

Records on 16 April 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	334
Highest daily minimum	357
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	192

Records on 16 April 2013 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 1,346.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,147 broken records

Margins by which the 1,147 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 2013

Top 20 records on 16 April 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 2013	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
16 April 2013	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2013	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2013	Duchesne, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2013	Black Rock, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2013	Ft Collins, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2013	Agate 3 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	108 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2013	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	119 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2013	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2013	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	17.9 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2013	Scipio, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2013	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	102 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2013	N Platte Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2013	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2013	Scipio, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2013	Ft Morgan, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	112 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2013	Bemidji, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2013	Ogallala, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2013	Lakewood, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2013	Butte 5SE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 years	55 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2013. 2013 had 1,372 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 16 April 2013
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,054
100 to 200	70
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	2