Weather Records on 26 April 1927

139 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1927. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 26 April 1927

On 26 April 1927, 139 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 129 daily.
Hambantota set a daily record low maximum temperature of 25.8 C (78.4 F) on 26 April 1927.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

139 stations

139 station records on 26 April 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	168.0 cm (66.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

139 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 April 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 April 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 129.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

96 broken records

Margins by which the 96 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1927

Top 20 records on 26 April 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1927	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	25.8 C (78.4 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1927	Tot-Ma, RU	monthly rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1927	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	168.0 cm (66.1 in)	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	1 year	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Kon-Kolodez, RU	monthly high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Castle Rock, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Ellensburg, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Tooele, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Las Animas, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Norfolk, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Springer, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Battleford, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Soltau, DE	daily rain	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	6 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1927	Worthington, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	15 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

1794 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1927. 1927 had 139 records.

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

Records on 04-26 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1802	1
1806	2
1812	2
1817	2
1829	1
1841	1
1844	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	2
1854	4
1857	4
1862	4
1865	1
1866	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	5
1875	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	7
1893	2
1895	2
1896	2
1897	2
1899	7
1900	3
1901	4
1902	8
1903	13
1904	4
1905	9
1906	7
1907	28
1908	37
1909	68
1910	43
1911	27
1912	14
1913	92
1914	23
1915	81
1916	34
1917	22
1918	120
1919	105
1920	39
1921	109
1922	230
1923	115
1924	158
1925	186
1926	333
1927	139
1928	127
1929	158
1930	106
1931	386
1932	341
1933	152
1934	224
1935	225
1936	109
1937	403
1938	536
1939	320
1940	285
1941	229
1942	535
1943	315
1944	201
1945	519
1946	506
1947	354
1948	712
1949	366
1950	684
1951	346
1952	696
1953	386
1954	694
1955	755
1956	851
1957	410
1958	398
1959	426
1960	644
1961	453
1962	753
1963	546
1964	640
1965	589
1966	716
1967	913
1968	497
1969	432
1970	600
1971	872
1972	780
1973	712
1974	806
1975	933
1976	856
1977	800
1978	929
1979	874
1980	770
1981	1,030
1982	639
1983	1,396
1984	1,536
1985	938
1986	1,129
1987	1,239
1988	841
1989	1,542
1990	1,526
1991	863
1992	1,556
1993	986
1994	1,541
1995	810
1996	910
1997	1,482
1998	917
1999	660
2000	1,018
2001	1,107
2002	1,072
2003	875
2004	950
2005	672
2006	886
2007	1,042
2008	1,138
2009	1,536
2010	705
2011	1,209
2012	1,598
2013	674
2014	562
2015	625
2016	820
2017	669
2018	577
2019	669
2020	625
2021	489
2022	760
2023	567
2024	687
2025	735
2026	396

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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 100	95
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1