Weather Records on 26 April 1982

639 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1982. Highest significance: Bakensrug, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 April 1982

On 26 April 1982, 639 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 622 daily.
Bakensrug set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 26 April 1982.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

639 stations

639 station records on 26 April 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anysrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swainsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Belem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mooredale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Devault 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porto da Folha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Xingren	China	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doctortown 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Earlton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.3 cm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Naples	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirkland Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Panindicuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

639 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 April 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 April 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 622.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1982

Top 20 records on 26 April 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1982	Bakensrug, ZA	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1982	Carthage, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1982	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Anysrivier, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Tavernier, US	monthly rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Swainsboro, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Nhill, AU	monthly low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	monthly high min	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Sullivans Is, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Brunswick, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Mahackala, RU	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Conway, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Fazenda Belem, BR	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Sao Jose Do Egito, BR	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1982	Mooredale, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	36 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 639 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 25	519
25 to 50	22
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1