Weather Records on 24 April 1996

1,273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1996. Highest significance: Bremerton, US.

Key Facts for 24 April 1996

On 24 April 1996, 1,273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
580 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,223 daily.
Bremerton set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 24 April 1996.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,273 stations

1,273 station records on 24 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Lake 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Soderhamn A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Los Velazquez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heron Island Res STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belknap Springs 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Baker Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Regis 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alvon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,273 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 320, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 260, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 442, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 24 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	320
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	260
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	442
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 24 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 47, daily 1,223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,006 broken records

Margins by which the 1,006 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1996

Top 20 records on 24 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1996	Bremerton, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1996	Forest Grove, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1996	Powers, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1996	Wickiup Dam, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 April 1996	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Skovorodino, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Drain, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Summer Lake 1 S, US	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Williams 1 NW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Pullman 2 NW, US	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Three Lynx, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Wallace, US	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Libby 32 SSE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Grafton, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Bonneville Dam, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Mt Mansfield, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Soderhamn A, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1996	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	50 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

1799 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1996. 1996 had 1,273 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	997
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1