Weather Records on 26 April 1962

753 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1962. Highest significance: East London -Signal STN, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 April 1962

On 26 April 1962, 753 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
394 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 719 daily.
East London -Signal STN set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 26 April 1962.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

753 stations

753 station records on 26 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie, Tweedie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 892	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Rock Campbell Scientific	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ranibandh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Majhgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mehama	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	131.0 cm (51.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mequatlingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waipahu 750	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

753 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 270, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	270
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 719.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

611 broken records

Margins by which the 611 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 460.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1962

Top 20 records on 26 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1962	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1962	Cowichan Bay Cherry Point, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Baunsi, IN	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Paonia 1SW, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	110.3 mm (4.3 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Steveston, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Doornbult, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Elderslie, Tweedie, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Kaallaagte, ZA	monthly rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Villa Nora (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Waimea 892, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Nanaimo Departure Bay, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Bahragora, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Mankayane, SZ	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1962	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	42 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 753 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 100	607
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1