Weather Records on 26 April 1939

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1939. Highest significance: Alberni Beaver Creek, CA.

Key Facts for 26 April 1939

On 26 April 1939, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 311 daily.
Alberni Beaver Creek set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 26 April 1939.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 26 April 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchelville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 April 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 April 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

229 broken records

Margins by which the 229 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1939

Top 20 records on 26 April 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1939	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1939	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1939	Highlands, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1939	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	Mauzy, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	Cedar Rapids 2, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	Rushville, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	Morganton, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	Clinton 2, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	La Sal, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	Quantico 1 S, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1939	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	22 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 320 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 1939
Margin	Records
0 to 10	198
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1