Weather Records on 1 April 1996

996 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1996. Highest significance: Couderay 7 W, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 1996

On 1 April 1996, 996 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 356 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 921 daily.
Couderay 7 W set a monthly record snow depth of 73.7 cm (29.0 in) on 1 April 1996.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

996 stations

996 station records on 1 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chetumal (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetgrass	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lookout Pt Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guaratingueta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Verde Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Bonito (Sudene)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galion Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Tegel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

996 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 1 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 1 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 75, daily 921.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1996

Top 20 records on 1 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1996	Couderay 7 W, US	monthly snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Napa State Hospital, US	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	monthly snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Miles City AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Williamstown, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Mimosa Park, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Greensburg, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Covelo, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Kherson, UA	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Landsburg, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Chetumal (Dge), MX	monthly rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Cottage Grove Dam, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Berlin-Tempelhof, DE	monthly low min	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Sweetgrass, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Powers, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Bom Retiro, BR	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1996	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	104 years	42 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

1803 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1996. 1996 had 996 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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	763
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1