Weather Records on 26 April 1966

716 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1966. Highest significance: Glendive, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 1966

On 26 April 1966, 716 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 702 daily.
Glendive set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 26 April 1966.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

716 stations

716 station records on 26 April 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waskada	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ceylon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leader	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onder-Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bengalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lustre 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stensele	Sweden	Record snow depth	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

716 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 172, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 26 April 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	172
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 26 April 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

628 broken records

Margins by which the 628 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1966

Top 20 records on 26 April 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1966	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1966	Caron, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1966	Mallina, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Waskada, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Eckman 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Nukinenda, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Morden Cda, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Indian Bay, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Emu Creek, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Aneroid, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Morris, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Flitwick Grange, ZA	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Benton, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Fulton, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1966	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	76 years	44 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 716 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	594
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1