Weather Records on 26 April 1909

68 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1909. Highest significance: Wangaratta, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 1909

On 26 April 1909, 68 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 67 daily.
Wangaratta set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 26 April 1909.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

68 stations

68 station records on 26 April 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Collendina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eurugabah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kaarimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

68 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 26 April 1909 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 April 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 67.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

62 broken records

Margins by which the 62 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1909

Top 20 records on 26 April 1909 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1909	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Halifax, CA	monthly snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	0.7 cm (0.3 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Kiandra Chalet, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Dalhousie, CA	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Winbar, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Kallara, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Smeaton Weir, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1909	Newlyn Reservoir, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	30 years	18 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 1909

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1909. 1909 had 68 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 2026-10-17 (17 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 5	33
5 to 10	17
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1