Weather Records on 26 April 1986

1,129 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1986. Highest significance: Onaka, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 1986

On 26 April 1986, 1,129 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
620 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,064 daily.
Onaka set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 26 April 1986.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,129 stations

1,129 station records on 26 April 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rooisloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hissmofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Silverberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres Lagunas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Escuro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Groblershoop;Boegoeb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Venado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,129 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 355, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 265, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 26 April 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	355
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	265
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 26 April 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 63, daily 1,064.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

886 broken records

Margins by which the 886 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 1986

Top 20 records on 26 April 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1986	Onaka, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Rooisloot, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Borinquen AP, PR	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Hissmofors, SE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Silverberg, SE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	San Andres Lagunas, MX	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Barra Do Escuro, BR	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Hebron, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Western 2W, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Conceicao da Barra, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Lewiston, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Waynesboro 2 S, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Berlin, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Litchville 2NW, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Highmore, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Mtn Dell Dam, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1986	Gull Lake Biological STN, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	39 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 1,129 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	870
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1