Weather Records on 1 April 1976

767 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1976. Highest significance: St Fereol, CA.

Key Facts for 1 April 1976

On 1 April 1976, 767 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 719 daily.
St Fereol set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 1 April 1976.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

767 stations

767 station records on 1 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
De Jong Ranch, Howic	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec/Jean Lesage Intl A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broadalbin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Eland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piseco	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee Agric Res Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Malhada da Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Van Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nongoma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

767 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 1 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 1 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 47, daily 719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

628 broken records

Margins by which the 628 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1976

Top 20 records on 1 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1976	St Fereol, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 April 1976	La Malbaie, CA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	De Jong Ranch, Howic, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Iroquois Falls, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Quebec/Jean Lesage Intl A, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Disraeli, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Broadalbin, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Hanover, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Glen Eland, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Amatikulu(Mill), ZA	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Montreal/St-Hubert A, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Aunet, NO	monthly snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Franklin, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Rocky Mt, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Griffiss AFB, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Hanover, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1976	Wien, AT	daily high max	22.1 C (71.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	41 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

1803 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1976. 1976 had 767 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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Data for records on 1976-04-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	612
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2