Weather Records on 15 April 1996

1,173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1996. Highest significance: Bradshaw, US.

Key Facts for 15 April 1996

On 15 April 1996, 1,173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 370 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,137 daily.
Bradshaw set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 15 April 1996.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,173 stations

1,173 station records on 15 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Manhumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Titonka	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Esbon 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Chimalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bacau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coden	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,173 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 188, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 204, Deepest snow cover 172.

Records on 15 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	188
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	204
Deepest snow cover	172

Records on 15 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 1,137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

940 broken records

Margins by which the 940 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1996

Top 20 records on 15 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1996	Bradshaw, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1996	Wahoo, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	92 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1996	Valparaiso, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1996	Loup City, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1996	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1996	Algona, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	102 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1996	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1996	Hebron, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1996	Wilsonville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1996	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1996	Holdrege, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1996	Dores Do Manhumirim, BR	daily rain	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1996	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1996	Fremont, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1996	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1996	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1996	Red Cloud, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1996	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1996	Paraiso, MX	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1996	Milton Exp STN, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	35 years	54 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 1,173 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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Data for records on 1996-04-15: 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	755
50 to 100	129
100 to 150	34
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1