Weather Records on 10 April 1976

431 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1976. Highest significance: Cornubia, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 April 1976

On 10 April 1976, 431 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 417 daily.
Cornubia set a daily record precipitation of 116.0 mm (4.6 in) on 10 April 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

431 stations

431 station records on 10 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Itupeva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coppermine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Chapadao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Floresta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	154.0 cm (60.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narandiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rancharia (Mc Fadden)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macucos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eleuterio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record snow depth	149.0 cm (58.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Breona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amparo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Itaiquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

431 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 10 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 10 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1976

Top 20 records on 10 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1976	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Experiment Station, ZA	daily rain	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Bananal (Pcd), BR	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Arteaga (Smn), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Natal Est, Mount Edg, ZA	daily rain	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Frasers, ZA	daily rain	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Itupeva, BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Coppermine, CA	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Usina Do Chicao, BR	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Fazenda Chapadao, BR	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Floresta, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Lumberton, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Plauen, DE	daily low min	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Rio Dos Patos, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1976	Aunet, NO	daily snow depth	154.0 cm (60.6 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	74 years	35 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

1793 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 431 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	312
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1