Weather Records on 1 April 1926

234 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1926. Highest significance: Cowles, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 1926

On 1 April 1926, 234 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 199 daily.
Cowles set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 1 April 1926.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

234 stations

234 station records on 1 April 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

234 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 1 April 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 1 April 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 199.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

180 broken records

Margins by which the 180 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1926

Top 20 records on 1 April 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1926	Cowles, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1926	Eremeran, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1926	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1926	Sable Island East End, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1926	Wolfville, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1926	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1926	Quebec, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1926	Oxford, GB	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1926	St Helena Island, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1926	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1926	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1926	Dubuque River, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1926	Charlottetown, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1926	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1926	Grinnell 3 SW, US	monthly low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1926	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1926	Point Escuminac, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1926	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1926	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1926	Laghouat, DZ	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	20 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

1803 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1926. 1926 had 234 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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	144
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1