Weather Records on 26 April 1960

644 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1960. Highest significance: Kingston, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 1960

On 26 April 1960, 644 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 623 daily.
Kingston set an all-time record daily precipitation of 168.7 mm (6.6 in) on 26 April 1960.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

644 stations

644 station records on 26 April 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burwood East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portsea Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laverton Salines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Peters Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morada Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

644 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 26 April 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 26 April 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

526 broken records

Margins by which the 526 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1960

Top 20 records on 26 April 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1960	Kingston, AU	all-time rain	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1960	Chinnar, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Munnar, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Parau, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Caico, BR	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Isla Perez, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Burwood East, AU	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Warroad, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Brownsville, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Sao Miguel, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Wolseley, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Princess Anne, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1960	Weslaco, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 644 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	507
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1