Weather Records on 26 April 1983

1,396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1983. Highest significance: Laghouat, DZ.

Key Facts for 26 April 1983

On 26 April 1983, 1,396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
365 were record highs and 338 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 1,305 daily.
Laghouat set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 26 April 1983.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 439 records.

Record Map

1,396 stations

1,396 station records on 26 April 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oosterhout	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eersel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ginneken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gilze-Rijen_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Den Bommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Anda	China	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Qian Gorlos	China	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tongliao	China	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Zhangwu	China	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chaam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Goedereede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nieuw Helvoet	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tilburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Caohekou	China	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chaoyang	China	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tholen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen Op Zoom	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Steenbergen (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Klundert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Capelle (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chifeng	China	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ouddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jarud Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Andel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strijen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mendonca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.9 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Churchill A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Penapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Urupes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Jacoba Polder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gorinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Promissao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huimin	China	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Esbeek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,396 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 233, Heaviest daily rainfall 648, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 26 April 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	233
Heaviest daily rainfall	648
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 26 April 1983 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 89, daily 1,305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,213 broken records

Margins by which the 1,213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1983

Top 20 records on 26 April 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1983	Laghouat, DZ	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Cabanda Station, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Springvale, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Oosterhout, NL	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Eersel, NL	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Ginneken, NL	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Gilze-Rijen_1, NL	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Den Bommel, NL	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Anda, CN	monthly rain	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Qian Gorlos, CN	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Tongliao, CN	monthly rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Zhangwu, CN	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Dirksland, NL	monthly rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Chaam, NL	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Goedereede, NL	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Nieuw Helvoet, NL	monthly rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Tilburg, NL	monthly rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1983	Caohekou, CN	monthly rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1983	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 1,396 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	1,184
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2