Weather Records on 26 April 1976

856 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1976. Highest significance: Aberdeen Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 1976

On 26 April 1976, 856 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 475 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 844 daily.
Aberdeen Exp STN set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 26 April 1976.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

856 stations

856 station records on 26 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Frolovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barber	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helena 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lindo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

856 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 283, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 192, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 26 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	283
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	192
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 26 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 844.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

698 broken records

Margins by which the 698 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1976

Top 20 records on 26 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1976	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1976	Blackleaf, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1976	Frolovo, RU	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Albion, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Lares, PR	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Lewiston, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Charlotte, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Rapelje, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Chaplyne, UA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Coalville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Pocatello Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Barber, US	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Lewiston, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1976	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 856 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	666
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1