Weather Records on 11 April 1996

1,182 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1996. Highest significance: Mount Stuart, AU.

Key Facts for 11 April 1996

On 11 April 1996, 1,182 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 349 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,150 daily.
Mount Stuart set a daily record precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 11 April 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,182 stations

1,182 station records on 11 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Prahran (Como House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Clere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cossack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.7 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Do Cachoeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rancharia (Mc Fadden)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
West Burke	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Estaleiro Daee	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Itacuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	177.1 mm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.2 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Sofia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mininer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,182 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 204, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 11 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	204
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 11 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 1,150.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

952 broken records

Margins by which the 952 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1996

Top 20 records on 11 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1996	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	94 years	77 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1996	Prahran (Como House), AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1996	Mitchell 5E, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	76 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1996	Southern Cross, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1996	Mardie, AU	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1996	Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1996	Glen Florrie Station, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1996	Saint Ignatius, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1996	Red Hill, AU	monthly rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1996	Maroonah, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1996	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1996	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1996	Rio Claro, BR	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1996	Milgun, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1996	Peak Hill, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1996	Turvo, BR	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1996	Coolawanyah, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1996	Millstream, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1996	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1996	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	55 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

1800 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1996. 1996 had 1,182 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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Data for records on 1996-04-11: 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 50	868
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	28
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2