Weather Records on 26 April 1965

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1965. Highest significance: Surbiton Station, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 1965

On 26 April 1965, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 584 daily.
Surbiton Station set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 26 April 1965.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 26 April 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bandelier Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mooramin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Cleveland Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Araripina (Sao Goncalo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Munna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Mateo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 26 April 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 26 April 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 850.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1965

Top 20 records on 26 April 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1965	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	71 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1965	Gordon Downs, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Rockwell City, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Bandelier Nm, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Springer, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Springer, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Ashwood, US	monthly rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Jarrell, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Ayrshire Downs, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Union City, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Arundel, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Mooramin, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1965	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 589 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 200	502
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1