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Weather Records on 26 April 1916

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1916. Highest significance: Warialda Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 1916

  • On 26 April 1916, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 15 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Warialda Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 26 April 1916.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 26 April 1916 34 station records on 26 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 26 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 April 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Warialda Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
LuganskUkraineRecord daily precipitation15.9 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
WoolsthorpeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
JamestownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.1 C (55.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal BrookAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
PrzhevalskKyrgyzstanRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley BridgeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high maximum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high maximum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 26 April 1916 by type Records set or tied on 26 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 10Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 26 April 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum10
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 April 1916 by timescale Records on 26 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 32.
Records on 26 April 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 April 1916 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.5. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 3: 183 to 5: 55 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 18
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 April 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 318
3 to 55
5 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 181

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1916
Top 20 records on 26 April 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 April 1916Warialda Post Office, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Vestervig, DKdaily high max18.0 C (64.4 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Lugansk, UAdaily rain15.9 mm (0.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Alice Springs Post Office, AUmonthly low max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)18 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Sheffield, GBdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Charlotte Waters, AUdaily rain1.8 mm (0.07 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Goolwa Council Depot, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Durham, GBdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Woolsthorpe, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Jamestown, ZAdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Cet Central England, GBdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low max13.1 C (55.6 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Nariel Creek (Simpson), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Harnosand, SEdaily high max13.0 C (55.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Gavle, SEdaily high min6.5 C (43.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Jokkmokk, SEdaily high min2.0 C (35.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Bowral Post Office, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)18 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1916Crystal Brook, AUdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)10 years7 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 1916
Records on 04-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 34 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 1916. 1916 had 34 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).