Weather Records on 13 April 1996

913 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1996. Highest significance: Gunnison 3SW, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1996

On 13 April 1996, 913 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 328 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 883 daily.
Gunnison 3SW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 13 April 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

913 stations

913 station records on 13 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Noongaar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Volkovysk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenhaezer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bath	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mendanha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lassance	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Langley	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Funchal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colden 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pega	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ibotirama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

913 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 195, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 67.

Records on 13 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	195
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	67

Records on 13 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 29, daily 883.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

733 broken records

Margins by which the 733 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

13 April 1996

Top 20 records on 13 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1996	Gunnison 3SW, US	all-time rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	102 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 April 1996	Noongaar, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1996	Woodleigh, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Lynch, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Volkovysk, BY	monthly rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Rangely 1E, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Georgetown 1 E, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Corning, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Sholapur, IN	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Mora, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Litchfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Kaliningrad, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Oonoonba, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Ebenhaezer, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Angelica, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Bath, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Ardmore, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1996	Ogallala, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	47 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

1798 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1996. 1996 had 913 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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Data for records on 1996-04-13: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	676
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2