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Weather Records on 26 April 1912

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1912. Highest significance: Port Arthur, CA.

Key Facts for 26 April 1912

  • On 26 April 1912, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Port Arthur set a daily record precipitation of 23.9 mm (0.9 in) on 26 April 1912.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 26 April 1912 14 station records on 26 April 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 26 April 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 April 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Fir GlenSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation26.8 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high maximum temperature18.5 C (65.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high maximum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SterlingSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 26 April 1912 by type Records set or tied on 26 April 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 April 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 26 April 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 April 1912 by timescale Records on 26 April 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 April 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 26 April 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 April 1912 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.2. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 52 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 28 to 10: 110 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 April 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 25
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 82
8 to 101
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1912
Top 14 records on 26 April 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 April 1912Port Arthur, CAdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1912Karlshamn, SEdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)14 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1912Fir Glen, ZAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1912Colesberg (Tnk), ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)11 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1912Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily rain26.8 mm (1.1 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)14 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1912Bjuraker, SEdaily high min3.0 C (37.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1912Jonkoping, SEdaily high max18.5 C (65.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1912Vanersborg, SEdaily high max16.0 C (60.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1912Geelong Sec, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1912Sunbury (Salesian College ), AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1912Sterling, ZAdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)5 years4 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1912Buffalo, USdaily high min (Tie)8.9 C (48.0 F)tie33 years3 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1912Haparanda, SEdaily high min (Tie)1.0 C (33.8 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1912Harnosand, SEdaily high min (Tie)3.0 C (37.4 F)tie17 years2 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 1912
Records on 04-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 14 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11796: 11802: 11806: 21812: 21817: 21829: 11841: 11844: 11850: 11851: 11852: 11853: 21854: 41857: 41862: 41865: 11866: 11872: 11873: 11874: 51875: 11878: 11879: 11880: 11881: 11883: 11884: 11885: 11887: 21888: 21889: 11890: 41891: 11892: 71893: 21895: 21896: 21897: 21899: 71900: 31901: 41902: 81903: 131904: 41905: 91906: 71907: 281908: 371909: 681910: 431911: 271912: 141913: 921914: 231915: 811916: 341917: 221918: 1201919: 1051920: 391921: 1091922: 2301923: 1151924: 1581925: 1861926: 3331927: 1391928: 1271929: 1581930: 1061931: 3861932: 3411933: 1521934: 2241935: 2251936: 1091937: 4031938: 5361939: 3201940: 2851941: 2291942: 5351943: 3151944: 2011945: 5191946: 5061947: 3541948: 7121949: 3661950: 6841951: 3461952: 6961953: 3861954: 6941955: 7551956: 8511957: 4101958: 3981959: 4261960: 6441961: 4531962: 7531963: 5461964: 6401965: 5891966: 7161967: 9131968: 4971969: 4321970: 6001971: 8721972: 7801973: 7121974: 8061975: 9331976: 8561977: 8001978: 9291979: 8741980: 7701981: 1,0301982: 6391983: 1,3961984: 1,5361985: 9381986: 1,1291987: 1,2391988: 8411989: 1,5421990: 1,5261991: 8631992: 1,5561993: 9861994: 1,5411995: 8101996: 9101997: 1,4821998: 9171999: 6602000: 1,0182001: 1,1072002: 1,0722003: 8752004: 9502005: 6722006: 8862007: 1,0422008: 1,1382009: 1,5362010: 7052011: 1,2092012: 1,5982013: 6742014: 5622015: 6252016: 8202017: 6692018: 5772019: 6692020: 6252021: 4892022: 7602023: 5672024: 6872025: 7352026: 3961794186618921911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 14 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-26 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17961
18021
18062
18122
18172
18291
18411
18441
18501
18511
18521
18532
18544
18574
18624
18651
18661
18721
18731
18745
18751
18781
18791
18801
18811
18831
18841
18851
18872
18882
18891
18904
18911
18927
18932
18952
18962
18972
18997
19003
19014
19028
190313
19044
19059
19067
190728
190837
190968
191043
191127
191214
191392
191423
191581
191634
191722
1918120
1919105
192039
1921109
1922230
1923115
1924158
1925186
1926333
1927139
1928127
1929158
1930106
1931386
1932341
1933152
1934224
1935225
1936109
1937403
1938536
1939320
1940285
1941229
1942535
1943315
1944201
1945519
1946506
1947354
1948712
1949366
1950684
1951346
1952696
1953386
1954694
1955755
1956851
1957410
1958398
1959426
1960644
1961453
1962753
1963546
1964640
1965589
1966716
1967913
1968497
1969432
1970600
1971872
1972780
1973712
1974806
1975933
1976856
1977800
1978929
1979874
1980770
19811,030
1982639
19831,396
19841,536
1985938
19861,129
19871,239
1988841
19891,542
19901,526
1991863
19921,556
1993986
19941,541
1995810
1996910
19971,482
1998917
1999660
20001,018
20011,107
20021,072
2003875
2004950
2005672
2006886
20071,042
20081,138
20091,536
2010705
20111,209
20121,598
2013674
2014562
2015625
2016820
2017669
2018577
2019669
2020625
2021489
2022760
2023567
2024687
2025735
2026396

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).