Weather Records on 26 April 1981

1,030 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1981. Highest significance: Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 26 April 1981

On 26 April 1981, 1,030 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
472 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 963 daily.
Sterkstroom (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.0 mm (3.5 in) on 26 April 1981.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,030 stations

1,030 station records on 26 April 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trier	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Konigstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rhebokskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedagt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noordgouwe	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Weinstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fizuly	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Homburg/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,030 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 315, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 332, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 April 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	315
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	332
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 April 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 65, daily 963.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1981

Top 20 records on 26 April 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1981	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 April 1981	Riversdale, ZA	monthly rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1981	Klaarstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1981	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1981	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1981	Trier-Petrisberg, DE	monthly rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1981	Gouna (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1981	Stilbaai (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1981	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1981	Grootdoornrivier, ZA	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1981	Rheinstetten, DE	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1981	Deuselbach, DE	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1981	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1981	Albertinia (Pol), ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1981	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1981	Trier, DE	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1981	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1981	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1981	Trier-Zewen, DE	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1981	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	55 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 1,030 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 20	771
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1