Weather Records on 26 April 1943

315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1943. Highest significance: Nedumangad, IN.

Key Facts for 26 April 1943

On 26 April 1943, 315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 305 daily.
Nedumangad set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 26 April 1943.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

315 stations

315 station records on 26 April 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peoria City Office	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Granja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ambikapur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

315 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 April 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 April 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

249 broken records

Margins by which the 249 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1943

Top 20 records on 26 April 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1943	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Guayama 1SW, PR	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Granville, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Bijapur, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Eckman 2 SE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Barduar, IN	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Epping, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Minot Exp STN, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Peoria City Office, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Virginia City, US	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Davenport L&D 15, US	monthly rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Saunur(Savnur), IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Caldwell, CA	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1943	Koppa(Balgadi), IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1943	Saint Ignatius, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1943	Silli, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1943	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	32 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1943. 1943 had 315 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 25	228
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1