Weather Records on 26 April 1956

851 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1956. Highest significance: Margate Collins St, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 1956

On 26 April 1956, 851 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 829 daily.
Margate Collins St set a daily record precipitation of 144.0 mm (5.7 in) on 26 April 1956.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

851 stations

851 station records on 26 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pikedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thulimbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Myra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Highlands Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eagles Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

851 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 539, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	539
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 829.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

767 broken records

Margins by which the 767 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1956

Top 20 records on 26 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1956	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1956	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1956	Pikedale, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1956	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1956	Murgon Post Office, AU	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1956	Marburg - Warrego Highway, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1956	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1956	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1956	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1956	Caboonbah, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1956	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1956	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1956	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1956	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1956	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1956	Kingaroy Prince Street, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1956	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1956	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1956	Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1956	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	51 years	55 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 851 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 20	533
20 to 40	110
40 to 60	87
60 to 80	18
80 to 100	14
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1