Weather Records on 26 April 1974

806 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1974. Highest significance: Banff, CA.

Key Facts for 26 April 1974

On 26 April 1974, 806 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 770 daily.
Banff set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 26 April 1974.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

806 stations

806 station records on 26 April 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brisco	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Inacio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hidrolandia (Batoque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kananaskis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reriutaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.9 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Grande (Ibitirucu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cythera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baker Kbkr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

806 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 232, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 April 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	232
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 April 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1974

Top 20 records on 26 April 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1974	Banff, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1974	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1974	Olds, CA	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1974	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1974	Karina, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1974	Green Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1974	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1974	Betanga, AU	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1974	Pekisko, CA	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1974	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	daily rain	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1974	Wasa, CA	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1974	Jacobina, BR	daily rain	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1974	Three Hills, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1974	Brisco, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1974	Raymond, CA	all-time rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1974	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1974	Raymond, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1974	Santo Inacio, BR	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1974	Cardston, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1974	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	47 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 806 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	652
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1