Weather Records on 8 April 1996

1,289 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1996. Highest significance: Inverway, AU.

Key Facts for 8 April 1996

On 8 April 1996, 1,289 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
675 were record highs and 393 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,253 daily.
Inverway set a monthly record daily precipitation of 136.0 mm (5.4 in) on 8 April 1996.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,289 stations

1,289 station records on 8 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Inverway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pedro de Toledo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	248.3 mm (9.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Evangelista de Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Espita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cubatao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	175.6 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chicharras	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peruibe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guanhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Lock 19	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Langvattnet	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bambari	Central African Republic	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,289 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 442, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 233, Lowest daily minimum 226, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 8 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	442
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	233
Lowest daily minimum	226
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 8 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 32, daily 1,253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

962 broken records

Margins by which the 962 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1996

Top 20 records on 8 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1996	Inverway, AU	monthly rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1996	Pedro de Toledo, BR	monthly rain	248.3 mm (9.8 in)	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 April 1996	Evangelista de Souza, BR	daily rain	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Teigarhorn, IS	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Franklin, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Espita, MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Georgetown 1 E, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Cubatao, BR	daily rain	175.6 mm (6.9 in)	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Middleton, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Couderay 7 W, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Finca Chicharras, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Peruibe, BR	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Kantunilkin, MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Adin Rs, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1996	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	94 years	42 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 1,289 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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Data for records on 1996-04-08: 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 100	938
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1