Weather Records on 13 April 1926

232 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1926. Highest significance: Salisbury, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1926

On 13 April 1926, 232 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 228 daily.
Salisbury set a daily record precipitation of 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 13 April 1926.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

232 stations

232 station records on 13 April 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Budgerum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northcourt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barsham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

232 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 13 April 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 13 April 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 228.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

196 broken records

Margins by which the 196 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 1926

Top 20 records on 13 April 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1926	Salisbury, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1926	Budgerum, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1926	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1926	Astoria, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1926	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Hawkwood Station, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Northcourt, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Barsham, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Darlington, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Edenton, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Santuck, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Parker, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Newport 1 NW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 1926	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	21 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

1798 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1926. 1926 had 232 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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	183
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1