Weather Records on 26 April 1918

120 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1918. Highest significance: Wilmington Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 1918

On 26 April 1918, 120 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 119 daily.
Wilmington Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 26 April 1918.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

120 stations

120 station records on 26 April 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toongabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warnertown (Willow Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Currandooley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tarriaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

120 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 26 April 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 April 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

111 broken records

Margins by which the 111 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1918

Top 20 records on 26 April 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1918	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1918	Oakbank, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Nowra Council Offices, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Toongabbie, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Appila, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Penshurst (Post Office), AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Fryerstown, AU	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Stony Mountain, CA	daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Warnertown (Willow Lodge), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Wallaroo, AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1918	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 120 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 20	105
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1