Weather Records on 26 April 1975

933 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1975. Highest significance: Elliston, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 1975

On 26 April 1975, 933 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
390 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 886 daily.
Elliston set an all-time record daily snowfall of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 26 April 1975.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

933 stations

933 station records on 26 April 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Canyon Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Causapscal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aquiles Serdan 46	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doaktown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miramichi A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

933 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 328, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 26 April 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	328
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 26 April 1975 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 43, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1975

Top 20 records on 26 April 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1975	Elliston, US	all-time snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1975	Augusta, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1975	Canyon Creek, US	all-time rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1975	Cascade 5 S, US	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Sun Rvr 4 S, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Helena 6 N, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Causapscal, CA	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Darby, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Great Falls AP, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Conrad, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Elliston, US	all-time rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Tuttle, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Aquiles Serdan 46, MX	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	East Anaconda, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Tagus, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1975	Princesa Isabel, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 933 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	710
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1