Weather Records on 26 April 1936

109 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1936. Highest significance: Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE.

Key Facts for 26 April 1936

On 26 April 1936, 109 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 107 daily.
Bremen-Seefahrtschule set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 26 April 1936.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

109 stations

109 station records on 26 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

109 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 107.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

86 broken records

Margins by which the 86 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1936

Top 20 records on 26 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1936	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1936	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1936	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1936	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1936	Roermond, NL	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Kissimmee, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Aachen, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Kamloops, CA	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Husum, DE	daily rain	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Varberg, SE	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Republic, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1936	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	51 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

1794 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 109 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 20	80
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1