Weather Records on 26 April 1950

684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1950. Highest significance: Paulo Afonso, BR.

Key Facts for 26 April 1950

On 26 April 1950, 684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 492 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 669 daily.
Paulo Afonso set a daily record precipitation of 92.0 mm (3.6 in) on 26 April 1950.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

684 stations

684 station records on 26 April 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Polisie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

684 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 321, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 26 April 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	321
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 26 April 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 669.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

561 broken records

Margins by which the 561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1950

Top 20 records on 26 April 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1950	Paulo Afonso, BR	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1950	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1950	Philadelphia Polisie, ZA	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1950	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1950	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1950	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1950	The Towers, ZA	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1950	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1950	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1950	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1950	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1950	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1950	Napoopoo 28, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1950	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1950	Americus, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1950	Greensburg, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1950	Kissimmee, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1950	Collegeville St John's, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1950	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1950	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 years	28 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 684 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 50	545
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1