Weather Records on 3 April 1926

205 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1926. Highest significance: Watford, CA.

Key Facts for 3 April 1926

On 3 April 1926, 205 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 108 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 188 daily.
Watford set a monthly record daily snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 3 April 1926.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

205 stations

205 station records on 3 April 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thackaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Laramie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

205 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 3 April 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 3 April 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

164 broken records

Margins by which the 164 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1926

Top 20 records on 3 April 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1926	Watford, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1926	Washington, US	monthly snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1926	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1926	Thackaringa, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1926	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1926	Peterborough, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1926	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1926	Ocala, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1926	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1926	Steveston, CA	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1926	Guelph Oac, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1926	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1926	Owen Sound, CA	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1926	Armagh, GB	daily high min	10.1 C (50.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1926	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1926	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1926	Atchison, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1926	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1926	Marengo, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1926	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 years	25 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

1815 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1926. 1926 had 205 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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 100	159
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1