Weather Records on 24 April 1976

523 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1976. Highest significance: Sigourney, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1976

On 24 April 1976, 523 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 498 daily.
Sigourney set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.3 mm (4.6 in) on 24 April 1976.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

523 stations

523 station records on 24 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pojarkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herkimer	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

523 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 24 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 24 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1976

Top 20 records on 24 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1976	Sigourney, US	monthly rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1976	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1976	Clay Ctr, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1976	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1976	Lincoln 1 SE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1976	La Harpe, US	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1976	Edina, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1976	Memphis, US	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1976	Donnellson, US	monthly rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1976	Western 2W, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1976	Kitchener, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1976	Pojarkovo, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1976	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1976	Grand Falls, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1976	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1976	Wymore, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1976	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1976	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1976	Keosauqua 2, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1976	Sidney 1SSE, US	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	78 years	49 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

1799 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1976. 1976 had 523 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	449
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1