Weather Records on 26 April 1959

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1959. Highest significance: Ellensfield, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 1959

On 26 April 1959, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 400 daily.
Ellensfield set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 26 April 1959.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 26 April 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cibecue	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 26 April 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 April 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 400.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1959

Top 20 records on 26 April 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1959	Ellensfield, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1959	Woodruff, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1959	Arad, RO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1959	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1959	Elliott, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1959	Pokolbin (Ben Ean), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1959	Rocklin, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1959	Pokolbin 1 Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1959	Taos, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1959	Islampur, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1959	Crosbyton, US	monthly high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1959	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1959	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1959	Galesburg, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1959	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1959	Klintonel, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1959	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1959	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1959	Bear Creek, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1959	Plainview, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 426 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 10	287
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1