Weather Records on 26 April 1955

755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1955. Highest significance: Oombulgurri, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 1955

On 26 April 1955, 755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 737 daily.
Oombulgurri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 93.2 mm (3.7 in) on 26 April 1955.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

755 stations

755 station records on 26 April 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lloydminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Midvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Friend	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shirala	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
China Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

755 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 204, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 26 April 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	204
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 26 April 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 737.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

624 broken records

Margins by which the 624 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1955

Top 20 records on 26 April 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1955	Oombulgurri, AU	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Tahoe City, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Ubajara, BR	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Quixeramobim, BR	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Twin Lakes, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Grace, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Serra Negra Do Norte, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Satara, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Lake Spaulding, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Wien, AT	daily low min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Ibiapina, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Lloydminster, CA	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1955	Hillsdown, CA	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	42 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 755 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 100	607
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1