Weather Records on 14 April 1996

972 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1996. Highest significance: Argyle Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 14 April 1996

On 14 April 1996, 972 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 301 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 954 daily.
Argyle Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 14 April 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

972 stations

972 station records on 14 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Volkovysk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woolibar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ragan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muckaty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Damar	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ragan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guffey 10 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porcupine 11 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

972 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 131, Deepest snow cover 126.

Records on 14 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	131
Deepest snow cover	126

Records on 14 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 954.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

777 broken records

Margins by which the 777 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

14 April 1996

Top 20 records on 14 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1996	Argyle Downs, AU	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1996	Haskinville, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1996	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Scott City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Volkovysk, BY	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Holyoke, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Beloit, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Sharon Springs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Lamar 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Wilson 4 S, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Oakley 4W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Limbunya, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Woolibar, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Haswell, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	New Berlin, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1996	Madrid, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	46 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

1801 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1996. 1996 had 972 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-04-14: 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	639
50 to 100	92
100 to 150	34
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2