Weather Records on 23 April 1996

1,520 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 April 1996. Highest significance: Alton - Melvin Price L&D, US.

Key Facts for 23 April 1996

On 23 April 1996, 1,520 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
642 were record highs and 255 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 1,421 daily.
Alton - Melvin Price L&D set an all-time record daily precipitation of 195.6 mm (7.7 in) on 23 April 1996.
Across 167 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,520 stations

1,520 station records on 23 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Chimalapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	291.8 mm (11.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huahuaxtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clatskanie	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balancan de Dominguez (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Zautla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Fundicion (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Raudal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Los Pescados (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oyameles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alsea Fh (Fall Creek)	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St John	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grambek	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Joloapan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuantepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dixie	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Soledad (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,520 records

Records set or tied on 23 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 285, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 357, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 606, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 23 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	285
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	357
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	606
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 23 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 95, daily 1,421.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,318 broken records

Margins by which the 1,318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 April 1996

Top 20 records on 23 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 April 1996	Alton - Melvin Price L&D, US	all-time rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 April 1996	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1996	Oakville, US	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1996	Centralia, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1996	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1996	Oberlin, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1996	Forest Grove, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1996	Bonners Ferry, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1996	Shelton, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1996	Wauna 3 W, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1996	Newport, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 April 1996	Collaroy Station, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1996	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1996	Pomeroy, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1996	Garden Valley, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1996	Santa Maria Chimalapa, MX	monthly rain	291.8 mm (11.5 in)	206.7 mm (8.1 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1996	Colville, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1996	Huahuaxtla (Cfe), MX	monthly rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1996	San Pedro Piedra Gorda -Ciuda, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 April 1996	Kellogg, US	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	56 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 1,520 records.

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

Records on 04-23 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1809	1
1812	1
1817	3
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1851	1
1852	2
1854	1
1855	5
1857	2
1859	1
1861	1
1865	1
1868	2
1870	1
1872	1
1873	4
1874	4
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1886	4
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	9
1902	12
1903	20
1904	8
1905	7
1906	23
1907	12
1908	14
1909	28
1910	35
1911	21
1912	29
1913	40
1914	71
1915	41
1916	35
1917	37
1918	92
1919	66
1920	75
1921	81
1922	45
1923	132
1924	111
1925	506
1926	124
1927	562
1928	302
1929	103
1930	487
1931	506
1932	231
1933	361
1934	272
1935	152
1936	342
1937	321
1938	177
1939	339
1940	319
1941	277
1942	473
1943	819
1944	678
1945	364
1946	649
1947	242
1948	401
1949	401
1950	577
1951	426
1952	500
1953	300
1954	548
1955	654
1956	581
1957	623
1958	649
1959	442
1960	1,648
1961	884
1962	389
1963	801
1964	958
1965	660
1966	386
1967	1,183
1968	816
1969	705
1970	1,209
1971	508
1972	332
1973	518
1974	486
1975	411
1976	386
1977	979
1978	523
1979	554
1980	1,460
1981	1,124
1982	1,191
1983	1,031
1984	971
1985	1,011
1986	1,541
1987	676
1988	1,051
1989	1,469
1990	1,077
1991	638
1992	592
1993	1,256
1994	666
1995	1,464
1996	1,520
1997	1,024
1998	1,446
1999	1,198
2000	1,003
2001	1,435
2002	971
2003	557
2004	610
2005	940
2006	839
2007	847
2008	775
2009	920
2010	1,040
2011	1,190
2012	1,796
2013	1,655
2014	362
2015	511
2016	542
2017	474
2018	684
2019	668
2020	564
2021	562
2022	692
2023	980
2024	583
2025	410
2026	503

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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	1,293
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2