Weather Records on 5 April 1996

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 April 1996. Highest significance: Breckenridge, US.

Key Facts for 5 April 1996

On 5 April 1996, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 383 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 772 daily.
Breckenridge set a monthly record daily snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 5 April 1996.
Across 154 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

827 stations

827 station records on 5 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Anson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Baudette	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chicharras	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rotan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerly 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trent	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Rsvr Tomahawk	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crane	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alexander	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis de la Paz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 5 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 235, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 5 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	235
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 5 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 52, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 April 1996

Top 20 records on 5 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 April 1996	Breckenridge, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1996	Anson, US	all-time snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1996	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 April 1996	Baudette, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	Bridgeport, US	monthly snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	Graham, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	Decatur, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	Breckenridge, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	Colorado City, US	monthly low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	Anson, US	all-time snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	Putnam, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	Elk, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 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)
5 April 1996	Putnam, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	Rotan, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	Canovanas, PR	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	Ackerly 4SE, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	Bonham 3NNE, US	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1996	McCamey, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	45 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

1809 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1996. 1996 had 827 records.

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

Records on 04-05 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1815	2
1828	1
1848	2
1851	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1870	1
1874	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	4
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	4
1893	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	15
1904	3
1905	30
1906	4
1907	15
1908	12
1909	33
1910	74
1911	82
1912	44
1913	11
1914	31
1915	36
1916	38
1917	43
1918	66
1919	36
1920	94
1921	158
1922	126
1923	107
1924	46
1925	111
1926	394
1927	149
1928	382
1929	1,124
1930	155
1931	162
1932	254
1933	379
1934	302
1935	416
1936	576
1937	427
1938	215
1939	356
1940	214
1941	401
1942	448
1943	344
1944	831
1945	460
1946	290
1947	649
1948	262
1949	379
1950	593
1951	305
1952	517
1953	249
1954	605
1955	364
1956	304
1957	795
1958	479
1959	559
1960	770
1961	523
1962	324
1963	546
1964	675
1965	456
1966	518
1967	745
1968	590
1969	498
1970	499
1971	481
1972	685
1973	680
1974	652
1975	1,581
1976	335
1977	880
1978	486
1979	886
1980	486
1981	927
1982	1,964
1983	1,909
1984	703
1985	922
1986	800
1987	1,687
1988	1,054
1989	945
1990	868
1991	1,595
1992	827
1993	627
1994	734
1995	1,500
1996	827
1997	2,108
1998	808
1999	1,658
2000	1,194
2001	1,097
2002	790
2003	1,120
2004	756
2005	856
2006	1,070
2007	1,144
2008	685
2009	1,096
2010	926
2011	974
2012	745
2013	987
2014	444
2015	433
2016	828
2017	518
2018	906
2019	373
2020	483
2021	1,030
2022	758
2023	2,543
2024	1,289
2025	1,320
2026	782

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Data for records on 1996-04-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	633
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1