Weather Records on 28 April 1926

265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 1926. Highest significance: Ukiah, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 1926

On 28 April 1926, 265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 236 daily.
Ukiah set a daily record high minimum temperature of 12.8 C (55.0 F) on 28 April 1926.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

265 stations

265 station records on 28 April 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

265 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 24, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 28 April 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	24
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 28 April 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 236.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

205 broken records

Margins by which the 205 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 1926

Top 20 records on 28 April 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 1926	Ukiah, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	El Paso, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Portland Rfc City, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	New Westminster, CA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Buckeye, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Porthill, US	monthly high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Agricultural College, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Corvallis State UNIV, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Bungowannah Park, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Ivanhoe (Bonuna), AU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Lucknow, CA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Zanesville Wwtp, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Agassiz Cda, CA	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Stratford, CA	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1926	Santa Barbara, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	28 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 265 records.

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

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

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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 2	130
2 to 4	51
4 to 6	14
6 to 8	7
8 to 10	1
10 to 12	0
12 to 14	2