Weather Records on 26 April 1961

453 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1961. Highest significance: Iguape, BR.

Key Facts for 26 April 1961

On 26 April 1961, 453 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 438 daily.
Iguape set a monthly record daily precipitation of 148.1 mm (5.8 in) on 26 April 1961.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

453 stations

453 station records on 26 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amanzamnyama (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parysfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darnley Island School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mannarghat	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guaratingueta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville Dam 2O	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Summerfield 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

453 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 438.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

360 broken records

Margins by which the 360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1961

Top 20 records on 26 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1961	Iguape, BR	monthly rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1961	Vicosa Do Ceara, BR	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Wilmington 3 N, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Amanzamnyama (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Parysfontein, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Newell, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Plauen, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Claysville 3 W, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Barrage Mattawin, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Saint Ignatius, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Kings Mills, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Muralgarra, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Pleasant Valley, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Tiffin, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Darnley Island School, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Hammond, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Livingston, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1961	Eaton, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 453 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	298
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	4