Weather Records on 26 April 1928

127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1928. Highest significance: Port Arthur, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 1928

On 26 April 1928, 127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 120 daily.
Port Arthur set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 26 April 1928.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

127 stations

127 station records on 26 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Norman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.1 C (100.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra Junction (Gilderoy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

127 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.

Records on 26 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 120.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

90 broken records

Margins by which the 90 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1928

Top 20 records on 26 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1928	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high max	31.4 C (88.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Jokkmokk, SE	monthly high min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Newton, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Gallivare_A, SE	monthly high min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Morgantown 1, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	34.8 C (94.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Cape Norman, CA	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	43 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Old Halls Creek, AU	daily high max	38.1 C (100.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high max	38.2 C (100.8 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Lebanon 2W, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1928	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily high max	31.8 C (89.2 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	18 years	14 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 127 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 5	81
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	2