Weather Records on 26 April 1946

506 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1946. Highest significance: Sussex, CA.

Key Facts for 26 April 1946

On 26 April 1946, 506 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 484 daily.
Sussex set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 26 April 1946.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

506 stations

506 station records on 26 April 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

506 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 April 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 April 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

414 broken records

Margins by which the 414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1946

Top 20 records on 26 April 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1946	Sussex, CA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1946	Wolfville, CA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1946	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1946	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1946	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1946	Pombal, BR	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1946	Digby, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1946	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1946	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	94 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1946	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1946	Smithfield, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1946	Uccle, BE	daily high max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1946	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1946	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1946	Eastport, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1946	Point Escuminac, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1946	Kentville Cda, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1946	Augusta, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1946	Bliss 4 NW, US	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1946	Madison, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	30 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 506 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).