Weather Records on 26 April 1977

800 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1977. Highest significance: Odesa, UA.

Key Facts for 26 April 1977

On 26 April 1977, 800 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
350 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 751 daily.
Odesa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.5 mm (1.7 in) on 26 April 1977.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

800 stations

800 station records on 26 April 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Picos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Forshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fagered	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Molndal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Feira de Santana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao Do Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chornomorske	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gangarebo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urbenville Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Piloes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anatone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dingle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Assab	Eritrea	Record low minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

800 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 April 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 April 1977 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 47, daily 751.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1977

Top 20 records on 26 April 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1977	Odesa, UA	monthly rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1977	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1977	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Picos, BR	monthly rain	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Forshult, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Skogsforsen, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Fagered, SE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Molndal, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Heden, SE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Grebbeshult, SE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Boras, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Feira de Santana, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Boqueirao Do Patu, BR	monthly rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Chornomorske, UA	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Gangarebo, SE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Vellore, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Orofino, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1977	Tambar Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	35 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 800 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 50	630
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1