Weather Records on 26 April 1964

640 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1964. Highest significance: Pearlington, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 1964

On 26 April 1964, 640 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 626 daily.
Pearlington set a daily record precipitation of 157.2 mm (6.2 in) on 26 April 1964.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

640 stations

640 station records on 26 April 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cabaceiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bele (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olivedos (Sao Francisco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beeldhouersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kankey	India	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

640 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 April 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 April 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 626.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1964

Top 20 records on 26 April 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1964	Pearlington, US	daily rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1964	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Tyndall, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Akron, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Amite, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Osmond, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Red Oak, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Biloxi, US	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Tarkio, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Sioux Falls, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Kapokhoek, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Tamar, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Oakland, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Worland, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Bridger 2 N, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Central City, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Yoweragabbie, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1964	Kennebec, US	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	50 years	41 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1964. 1964 had 640 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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Data for records on 1964-04-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	491
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1