Weather Records on 26 April 1908

37 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1908. Highest significance: Montgomery Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 1908

On 26 April 1908, 37 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 34 daily.
Montgomery Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 98.3 mm (3.9 in) on 26 April 1908.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

37 stations

37 station records on 26 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

37 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 April 1908 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	9
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 34.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records

Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1908

Top 20 records on 26 April 1908 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1908	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1908	Portland, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Wilmington Wb City, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Galway, IE	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Orebro, SE	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Chatham, CA	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Jonkoping, SE	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	22 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Philadelphia City, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1908	Port Arthur, CA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	21 years	12 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1908

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 37 records.

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

Records on 04-26 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1802	1
1806	2
1812	2
1817	2
1829	1
1841	1
1844	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	4
1857	4
1862	4
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	5
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	7
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	2
1899	7
1900	3
1901	4
1902	8
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	7
1907	28
1908	37
1909	68
1910	43
1911	27
1912	14
1913	92
1914	23
1915	81
1916	34
1917	22
1918	120
1919	105
1920	39
1921	109
1922	230
1923	115
1924	158
1925	186
1926	333
1927	139
1928	127
1929	158
1930	106
1931	386
1932	341
1933	152
1934	224
1935	225
1936	109
1937	403
1938	536
1939	320
1940	285
1941	229
1942	535
1943	315
1944	201
1945	519
1946	506
1947	354
1948	712
1949	366
1950	684
1951	346
1952	696
1953	386
1954	694
1955	755
1956	851
1957	410
1958	398
1959	426
1960	644
1961	453
1962	753
1963	546
1964	640
1965	589
1966	716
1967	913
1968	497
1969	432
1970	600
1971	872
1972	780
1973	712
1974	806
1975	933
1976	856
1977	800
1978	929
1979	874
1980	770
1981	1,030
1982	639
1983	1,396
1984	1,536
1985	938
1986	1,129
1987	1,239
1988	841
1989	1,542
1990	1,526
1991	863
1992	1,556
1993	986
1994	1,541
1995	810
1996	910
1997	1,482
1998	917
1999	660
2000	1,018
2001	1,107
2002	1,072
2003	875
2004	950
2005	672
2006	886
2007	1,042
2008	1,138
2009	1,536
2010	705
2011	1,209
2012	1,598
2013	674
2014	562
2015	625
2016	820
2017	669
2018	577
2019	669
2020	625
2021	489
2022	760
2023	567
2024	687
2025	735
2026	396

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	25
20 to 40	0
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1