Weather Records on 11 April 1976

478 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1976. Highest significance: Coen Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 11 April 1976

On 11 April 1976, 478 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 472 daily.
Coen Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 265.6 mm (10.5 in) on 11 April 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

478 stations

478 station records on 11 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	265.6 mm (10.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fernao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.2 mm (7.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tezontepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bvumbwe	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chaucingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clallam Bay 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.1 C (-38.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunsmuir	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Itaiquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warrami	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Acude	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

478 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 11 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 11 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 472.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1976

Top 20 records on 11 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1976	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	265.6 mm (10.5 in)	217.3 mm (8.6 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1976	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1976	Polis, CY	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1976	Fernao Dias, BR	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1976	Huntingdon, CA	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1976	Ft Ross, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1976	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1976	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1976	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1976	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	194.2 mm (7.6 in)	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1976	Coronel Macedo, BR	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1976	Durham, CA	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1976	Tezontepec (Smn), MX	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1976	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1976	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1976	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1976	Ayton, AU	daily rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1976	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1976	Japaratuba, BR	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1976	Areia (Ufpb), BR	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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

1800 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1976. 1976 had 478 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	392
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1