Weather Records on 13 April 1976

807 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1976. Highest significance: Bremer Bay, AU.

Key Facts for 13 April 1976

On 13 April 1976, 807 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 799 daily.
Bremer Bay set a daily record precipitation of 37.0 mm (1.5 in) on 13 April 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

807 stations

807 station records on 13 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Soca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pereque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parachilna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Acude	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrocada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dona Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angorichina Hostel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Agulhas Negras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pot-the-Red	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Engordador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

807 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 13 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 13 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 799.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

680 broken records

Margins by which the 680 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1976

Top 20 records on 13 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1976	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Klipfontein"Potfontein", ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Agua Soca, BR	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Barrett Meadows, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Pereque, BR	daily rain	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Bananal (Pcd), BR	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Baependi, BR	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Yates Ctr, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Hatteras, US	monthly low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Tecamachalco, MX	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Blythe, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Pasamonte, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Parachilna, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Fazenda Acude, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1976	Ze da Rosa, BR	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	36 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

1798 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1976. 1976 had 807 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	669
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1