Weather Records on 26 April 1938

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1938. Highest significance: Crystal Brook, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 1938

On 26 April 1938, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 519 daily.
Crystal Brook set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 26 April 1938.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 26 April 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albert (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Booyoolee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Normanstone Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coolanbilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 April 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 April 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

458 broken records

Margins by which the 458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1938

Top 20 records on 26 April 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1938	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Beach, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Newport, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Coonalpyn, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Savanne, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Roseau, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Smithfield, AU	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Laura, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Nuriootpa, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Albert (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Running Stream (Brooklyn), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Appila, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Wandearah North, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1938	Carcoar (Errowanbang), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	37 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 536 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 April 1938
Margin	Records
0 to 10	353
10 to 20	74
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2