Weather Records on 26 April 1931

386 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1931. Highest significance: Wollongbar (Central Park Drive, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 1931

On 26 April 1931, 386 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 378 daily.
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive set a monthly record daily precipitation of 216.2 mm (8.5 in) on 26 April 1931.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

386 stations

386 station records on 26 April 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kurundwad	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

386 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 April 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 April 1931 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1931

Top 20 records on 26 April 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1931	Wollongbar (Central Park Drive, AU	monthly rain	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1931	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1931	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1931	Dunwich Post Office, AU	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1931	Oxenford (Oberon Way), AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1931	Sierra Madre Henszey, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1931	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1931	San Diego Wbo, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1931	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1931	Worcester, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1931	Coraki Post Office, AU	all-time rain	214.6 mm (8.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	31 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1931	Koolool, AU	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1931	Quatsino, CA	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1931	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1931	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1931	Clunes, AU	all-time rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1931	Lake Konomoc, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1931	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1931	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1931	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	29 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 386 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	343
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1