Weather Records on 26 April 1924

158 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1924. Highest significance: Rapid City Forrest, CA.

Key Facts for 26 April 1924

On 26 April 1924, 158 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 149 daily.
Rapid City Forrest set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 26 April 1924.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

158 stations

158 station records on 26 April 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

158 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 26 April 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 April 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 149.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

132 broken records

Margins by which the 132 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1924

Top 20 records on 26 April 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1924	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1924	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1924	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1924	St Albans, CA	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1924	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1924	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1924	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1924	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1924	Columbus, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1924	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1924	Fort National, DZ	monthly high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1924	Treherne, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1924	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1924	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1924	Brandon Cda, CA	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1924	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1924	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1924	Marshalltown, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1924	New Westminster, CA	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1924	St Albans, CA	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	5 years	22 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 158 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 50	128
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2