Weather Records on 26 April 1954

694 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1954. Highest significance: Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 1954

On 26 April 1954, 694 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 673 daily.
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach set an all-time record daily precipitation of 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 26 April 1954.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

694 stations

694 station records on 26 April 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tappen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

694 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 39.

Records on 26 April 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 April 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1954

Top 20 records on 26 April 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1954	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	all-time rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1954	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1954	Rest Lake, US	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1954	Mora, US	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1954	Milaca, US	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Danbury, US	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Long Lake Dam, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Gore Bay, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Escanaba, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Phelps, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Ironwood, US	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Hayward Rs, US	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Long Prairie, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Amery, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1954	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	39 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 694 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	501
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	3