Weather Records on 24 April 1926

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1926. Highest significance: Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU.

Key Facts for 24 April 1926

On 24 April 1926, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 343 daily.
Port Lincoln (Woolga) set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 24 April 1926.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 24 April 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cantara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parragundy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 April 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 April 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

328 broken records

Margins by which the 328 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1926

Top 20 records on 24 April 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 1926	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Currawinya, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Bungowannah Park, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Bungowannah (Roseleigh), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Yantabulla Station, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Barnawartha, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Middle Creek (Leneva), AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Kingston, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Millicent, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1926	Innamincka Station, AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1926	Lucindale Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	34 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

1799 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1926. 1926 had 353 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	228
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1