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Weather Records on 26 April 1914

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1914. Highest significance: Paris, CA.

Key Facts for 26 April 1914

  • On 26 April 1914, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Paris set a monthly record daily precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 26 April 1914.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 26 April 1914 23 station records on 26 April 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 26 April 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 April 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ParisCanadaRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation48.5 mm (1.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high maximum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high maximum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 26 April 1914 by type Records set or tied on 26 April 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 April 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 26 April 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 April 1914 by timescale Records on 26 April 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 April 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22.
Records on 26 April 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 April 1914 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 5: 105 to 10: 110 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 April 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 510
5 to 101
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1914
Top 20 records on 26 April 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 April 1914Paris, CAmonthly rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)4 years33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)4 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)14.8 mm (0.6 in)4 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Windsor Riverside, CAdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Brantford, CAdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Rokewood (the Meadows), AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Atlantic City Marina, USdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Vineland, USdaily rain48.5 mm (1.9 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Gavle, SEdaily high max16.5 C (61.7 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Lexington Bluegrass AP, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Kingston Queens U, CAdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Hvar, HRdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Vastervik, SEdaily high max16.5 C (61.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)0 years4 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low max (Tie)6.1 C (43.0 F)tie39 years3 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Port Stanley, CAdaily high min (Tie)8.3 C (46.9 F)tie35 years3 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Halifax, CAdaily low min (Tie)-5.6 C (21.9 F)tie37 years3 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min (Tie)7.2 C (45.0 F)tie39 years3 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1914Saint John, CAdaily low min (Tie)-2.8 C (27.0 F)tie20 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 1914
Records on 04-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1914. 1914 had 23 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 1914. 1914 had 23 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).