Weather Records on 16 April 2023

708 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 April 2023. Highest significance: Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US.

Key Facts for 16 April 2023

On 16 April 2023, 708 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 700 daily.
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 16 April 2023.
Across 168 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

708 stations

708 station records on 16 April 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 April 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kamas	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Burtundy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabbin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bonbeach (Carrum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scoresby Research Institute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Waverley (Golf Course)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Plenty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarrawarra Monastery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorn (Scotch College)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bern	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evandale (Cambock Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olmsted L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fontenelle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Moolooloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlodar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willis Island	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merrimu Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamberton SW Rsch & Outreach C	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Falls Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield (Winery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

708 records

Records set or tied on 16 April 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 16 April 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 16 April 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 700.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 April 2023

Top 20 records on 16 April 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 April 2023	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	105 years	71 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2023	Albany, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2023	Woodruff, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2023	Kamas, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 April 2023	Flemington Racecourse, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Laketown, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Wentworth (Burtundy), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	142 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Wakkanai, JP	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Moorabbin Airport, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Longwood, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Randolph, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Bonbeach (Carrum), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Scoresby Research Institute, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Melbourne Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Quambatook South, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	133 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Glen Waverley (Golf Course), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Laverton Raaf, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Cheltenham Kingston Centre, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Eltham, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2023	Upper Plenty, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	50 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 708 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 100	574
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	4
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1