Weather Records on 15 April 1976

1,566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1976. Highest significance: Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 15 April 1976

On 15 April 1976, 1,566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
624 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,527 daily.
Clanwilliam (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 75.0 mm (3.0 in) on 15 April 1976.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,566 stations

1,566 station records on 15 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redelinghuis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chaval	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ganado	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenhaezer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dwellingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Prosperidade (Gm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrett Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moravia 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Opodepe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,566 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 389, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 598, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 15 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	389
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	598
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 15 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 1,527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,338 broken records

Margins by which the 1,338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1976

Top 20 records on 15 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1976	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	77 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 April 1976	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1976	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1976	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1976	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	De Rust, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Harvey Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Morokweng (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Redelinghuis (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Hillside, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Haileybury, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Pinetop 2E, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Chaval, BR	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Ganado, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Hollis 5E, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1976	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	47 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

1801 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1976. 1976 had 1,566 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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	1,326
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1