Weather Records on 26 April 1949

366 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1949. Highest significance: Busselton Shire, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 1949

On 26 April 1949, 366 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 352 daily.
Busselton Shire set a monthly record daily precipitation of 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 26 April 1949.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

366 stations

366 station records on 26 April 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saranga	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arambagh	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Basirhat	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

366 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 26 April 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 April 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

279 broken records

Margins by which the 279 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1949

Top 20 records on 26 April 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1949	Busselton Shire, AU	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1949	Genoa, IT	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Waupaca, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Biddelia, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Milan, IT	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Amta, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Midnapore, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Kurseong, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Higgins Lake, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Pachet(Kharai), IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Kewaunee, US	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Bee Branch, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Fruitland, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1949	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	35 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 366 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	220
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1