Weather Records on 26 April 1952

696 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1952. Highest significance: Gangajalghati, IN.

Key Facts for 26 April 1952

On 26 April 1952, 696 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
357 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 632 daily.
Gangajalghati set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 26 April 1952.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

696 stations

696 station records on 26 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barjora	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bankura Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mohiuddin Nagar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

696 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 64, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

578 broken records

Margins by which the 578 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1952

Top 20 records on 26 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1952	Gangajalghati, IN	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1952	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1952	Sunticoppa, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Rome, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Berinag, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Hindol, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Hvar, HR	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Jaipur, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Barjora, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Bankura Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Wanganella (Zara), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Boigbeat, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Mundargi, IN	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Mohiuddin Nagar, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1952	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	40 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 696 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 April 1952
Margin	Records
0 to 10	461
10 to 20	66
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	4