Weather Records on 4 April 1996

699 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1996. Highest significance: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU.

Key Facts for 4 April 1996

On 4 April 1996, 699 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 366 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 668 daily.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij set a daily record precipitation of 58.3 mm (2.3 in) on 4 April 1996.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

699 stations

699 station records on 4 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chicharras	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rotan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oklee	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandujano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis 21WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake Roscommon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atakpane	Togo	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Faxinal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

699 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 207, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 4 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	207
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 4 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 668.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

555 broken records

Margins by which the 555 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

4 April 1996

Top 20 records on 4 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1996	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1996	Koppiesvlei, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Georgetown 1 E, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Keflavik, IS	monthly snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Finca Chicharras, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Moora, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Graz, AT	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Warroad, US	monthly snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	E Tawas, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Ashland Exp Farm, US	monthly snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Medina, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Hatch, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Plevna, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Girua, BR	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	W Branch 3SE, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Rotan, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Colorado City, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1996	Poitiers - Biard, FR	monthly low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 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

1794 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 699 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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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	514
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1