Weather Records on 26 April 1951

346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1951. Highest significance: Maceio (Aeroporto), BR.

Key Facts for 26 April 1951

On 26 April 1951, 346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 340 daily.
Maceio (Aeroporto) set a daily record precipitation of 112.5 mm (4.4 in) on 26 April 1951.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

346 stations

346 station records on 26 April 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Demagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poonch	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	101.0 cm (39.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	103.0 cm (40.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

346 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 26 April 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 26 April 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 340.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 680.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1951

Top 20 records on 26 April 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1951	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1951	Putbus, DE	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1951	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1951	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	28.7 C (83.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1951	Aseral, NO	daily snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1951	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1951	Astrakan, RU	monthly high min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1951	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	27.4 C (81.3 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1951	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1951	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	107.0 cm (42.1 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1951	Greifswald, DE	daily high max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1951	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1951	Sao Miguel Dos Campos, BR	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1951	Moncton, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1951	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1951	Madrid, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1951	Demagiri, IN	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1951	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1951	Morrisburg, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1951	Altastenberg, DE	daily high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	56 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 346 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 100	277
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1