Weather Records on 26 April 1958

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1958. Highest significance: El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 1958

On 26 April 1958, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 377 daily.
El Dorado Goodwin Fld set an all-time record daily precipitation of 270.5 mm (10.6 in) on 26 April 1958.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 26 April 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	270.5 mm (10.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sursand	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dhanaha	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barsoe	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Custer	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 26 April 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 26 April 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

310 broken records

Margins by which the 310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1958

Top 20 records on 26 April 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1958	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	all-time rain	270.5 mm (10.6 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1958	Sursand, IN	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1958	Shirpur, IN	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1958	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1958	Bastrop, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Holyoke, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Brocken, DE	daily rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Rosedale, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Paxton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Kunigal, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Muzaffarpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Hilo 86A, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1958	Sedgwick, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1958. 1958 had 398 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 50	287
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3