Weather Records on 26 April 1915

81 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1915. Highest significance: Dohne (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 26 April 1915

On 26 April 1915, 81 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 68 daily.
Dohne (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 26 April 1915.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

81 stations

81 station records on 26 April 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

81 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 April 1915 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	7
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 April 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 68.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

65 broken records

Margins by which the 65 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1915

Top 20 records on 26 April 1915 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1915	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1915	Toronto, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Southampton, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Buffalo, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Barrie, CA	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Brantford, CA	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Port Stanley, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Toledo Blade, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Barrie, CA	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Port Arthur, CA	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Washington, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Parry Sound, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Port Dover, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Woodstock, CA	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Dubuque River, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1915	Port Dover, CA	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	14 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 1915

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1915. 1915 had 81 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 10	62
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1