Weather Records on 15 April 1926

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1926. Highest significance: Loch, AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1926

On 15 April 1926, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 296 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 447 daily.
Loch set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 15 April 1926.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 15 April 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northcourt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 228, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 15 April 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	228
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 April 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

368 broken records

Margins by which the 368 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1926

Top 20 records on 15 April 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1926	Loch, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1926	Grantville, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1926	Parry Sound, CA	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Yarra Junction (Gilderoy), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Edmonton, CA	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Beatrice, CA	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Lucknow, CA	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Welland, CA	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Stratford, CA	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Buffalo, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Bancroft, CA	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Lindsay, CA	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Beatrice, CA	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Natchez, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1926	Colfax, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	21 years	23 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

1801 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1926. 1926 had 453 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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 10	358
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1