Weather Records on 26 April 1937

403 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1937. Highest significance: Simcoe, CA.

Key Facts for 26 April 1937

On 26 April 1937, 403 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 373 daily.
Simcoe set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 26 April 1937.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

403 stations

403 station records on 26 April 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Herrs Island Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grove City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

403 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 26 April 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 26 April 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

351 broken records

Margins by which the 351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1937

Top 20 records on 26 April 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1937	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1937	Saltsburg, US	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1937	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Frostburg, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	State College, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Laurel 3 W, US	monthly rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Greenville, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Chitvel, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Riverton, US	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Herrs Island Dam, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Irwin, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Somerset Main Street, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Weldon, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Cheltenham 1 NW, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Brookville, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Hanover, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1937	Port Dover, CA	all-time rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 403 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 50	342
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1