Weather Records on 27 April 1996

1,034 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1996. Highest significance: Morro Do Chiqueiro, BR.

Key Facts for 27 April 1996

On 27 April 1996, 1,034 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
525 were record highs and 361 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 989 daily.
Morro Do Chiqueiro set a daily record precipitation of 92.2 mm (3.6 in) on 27 April 1996.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,034 stations

1,034 station records on 27 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morro Do Chiqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Burke	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindbergh Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banksia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haiwee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Euleilah Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunblaine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tlacotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,034 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 337, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 248, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 27 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	337
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	248
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 27 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 43, daily 989.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

774 broken records

Margins by which the 774 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1996

Top 20 records on 27 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1996	Morro Do Chiqueiro, BR	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Canaan, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Prescott, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Monroe 5 NNE, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Gladstone Radar, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Williams, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Hatch, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Baldwin, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Cheboygan, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Petropavlovsk, KZ	daily low max	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Bowie, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Jerome, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high max	36.6 C (97.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Progreso, MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Toms River, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 April 1996	Solon Springs, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	38 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

1795 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 1,034 records.

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

Records on 04-27 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1801	1
1802	2
1812	1
1814	1
1817	3
1828	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1852	1
1853	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1862	2
1873	2
1874	4
1879	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	1
1888	4
1890	3
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	7
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1899	5
1900	4
1901	3
1903	5
1904	11
1905	16
1906	13
1907	31
1908	27
1909	51
1910	8
1911	37
1912	5
1913	73
1914	19
1915	77
1916	36
1917	47
1918	55
1919	69
1920	44
1921	71
1922	151
1923	110
1924	103
1925	113
1926	287
1927	114
1928	404
1929	71
1930	80
1931	454
1932	331
1933	328
1934	275
1935	227
1936	97
1937	377
1938	467
1939	212
1940	268
1941	361
1942	569
1943	374
1944	214
1945	476
1946	512
1947	373
1948	535
1949	516
1950	617
1951	409
1952	722
1953	651
1954	875
1955	937
1956	685
1957	552
1958	461
1959	470
1960	684
1961	313
1962	741
1963	768
1964	711
1965	568
1966	1,282
1967	733
1968	372
1969	543
1970	1,142
1971	758
1972	645
1973	1,188
1974	926
1975	820
1976	810
1977	801
1978	694
1979	758
1980	706
1981	1,148
1982	685
1983	921
1984	1,754
1985	1,141
1986	1,225
1987	1,482
1988	893
1989	1,320
1990	1,321
1991	1,028
1992	2,163
1993	1,285
1994	1,614
1995	806
1996	1,034
1997	1,588
1998	872
1999	544
2000	1,171
2001	1,138
2002	1,024
2003	840
2004	937
2005	675
2006	705
2007	1,055
2008	1,032
2009	1,299
2010	751
2011	1,291
2012	1,015
2013	568
2014	656
2015	608
2016	755
2017	918
2018	407
2019	626
2020	497
2021	450
2022	567
2023	536
2024	574
2025	659
2026	450

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Data for records on 1996-04-27: 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 20	750
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1