Weather Records on 27 April 1926

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 April 1926. Highest significance: Wiarton, CA.

Key Facts for 27 April 1926

On 27 April 1926, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 267 daily.
Wiarton set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 27 April 1926.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 27 April 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 April 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Wirchilleba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 27 April 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 27 April 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	13
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 April 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 267.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 April 1926

Top 20 records on 27 April 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 April 1926	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Ashland, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Santa Cruz, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Buffalo, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Cascade Locks, US	monthly high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Willapa Harbor, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Morgantown 1, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Portland Rfc City, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Grants Pass, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Plainfield, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Dover, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Avon, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1926	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 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

1795 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 287 records.

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

Records on 04-27 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1801	1
1802	2
1812	1
1814	1
1817	3
1828	1
1838	1
1841	1
1843	1
1852	1
1853	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1862	2
1873	2
1874	4
1879	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	5
1887	1
1888	4
1890	3
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	7
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1899	5
1900	4
1901	3
1903	5
1904	11
1905	16
1906	13
1907	31
1908	27
1909	51
1910	8
1911	37
1912	5
1913	73
1914	19
1915	77
1916	36
1917	47
1918	55
1919	69
1920	44
1921	71
1922	151
1923	110
1924	103
1925	113
1926	287
1927	114
1928	404
1929	71
1930	80
1931	454
1932	331
1933	328
1934	275
1935	227
1936	97
1937	377
1938	467
1939	212
1940	268
1941	361
1942	569
1943	374
1944	214
1945	476
1946	512
1947	373
1948	535
1949	516
1950	617
1951	409
1952	722
1953	651
1954	875
1955	937
1956	685
1957	552
1958	461
1959	470
1960	684
1961	313
1962	741
1963	768
1964	711
1965	568
1966	1,282
1967	733
1968	372
1969	543
1970	1,142
1971	758
1972	645
1973	1,188
1974	926
1975	820
1976	810
1977	801
1978	694
1979	758
1980	706
1981	1,148
1982	685
1983	921
1984	1,754
1985	1,141
1986	1,225
1987	1,482
1988	893
1989	1,320
1990	1,321
1991	1,028
1992	2,163
1993	1,285
1994	1,614
1995	806
1996	1,034
1997	1,588
1998	872
1999	544
2000	1,171
2001	1,138
2002	1,024
2003	840
2004	937
2005	675
2006	705
2007	1,055
2008	1,032
2009	1,299
2010	751
2011	1,291
2012	1,015
2013	568
2014	656
2015	608
2016	755
2017	918
2018	407
2019	626
2020	497
2021	450
2022	567
2023	536
2024	574
2025	659
2026	450

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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	230
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1