Weather Records on 4 April 1926

206 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1926. Highest significance: Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU.

Key Facts for 4 April 1926

On 4 April 1926, 206 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 195 daily.
Pooncarie (Tarcoola) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.2 mm (3.0 in) on 4 April 1926.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

206 stations

206 station records on 4 April 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Toogimbie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

206 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 4 April 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 4 April 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

168 broken records

Margins by which the 168 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1926

Top 20 records on 4 April 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1926	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1926	Santa Barbara, US	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1926	Washington, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1926	Orillia, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1926	Mundulla, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1926	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1926	Loxton (Pyap), AU	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1926	Boomanoomana, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1926	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1926	Uccle, BE	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1926	Waupaca, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1926	Thelangerin East, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1926	Glenlee, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1926	Stratford, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1926	Culpotaro, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1926	Armagh, GB	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1926	Oxford, GB	daily high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1926	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1926	Hay (Corrong), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1926	Mossgiel (Boondara), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	27 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 206 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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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	161
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1