Weather Records on 26 April 1947

354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1947. Highest significance: Excelsior (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 26 April 1947

On 26 April 1947, 354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 347 daily.
Excelsior (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 26 April 1947.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

354 stations

354 station records on 26 April 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graman (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

354 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 April 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 April 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 347.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1947

Top 20 records on 26 April 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1947	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1947	Rietfontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1947	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1947	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1947	Potchefstroom Agr., ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1947	Tadoussac, CA	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1947	Mistassini Post, CA	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1947	Poortjie, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1947	Belleville, CA	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1947	Senekal (Agr), ZA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1947	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1947	Ignace, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1947	Nelsdrift, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1947	Seattle Urban Site, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1947	Gospic, HR	monthly high max	26.3 C (79.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1947	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1947	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1947	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1947	Weissenburg, DE	daily high max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1947	Encinal, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	25 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 354 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 10	257
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1