Weather Records on 26 April 1987

1,239 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1987. Highest significance: Dongara, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 1987

On 26 April 1987, 1,239 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
694 were record highs and 263 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,170 daily.
Dongara set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 26 April 1987.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,239 stations

1,239 station records on 26 April 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gilavin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Meoqui (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White House Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthornden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amrista Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Warren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Victoria (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Madden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zoh Laguna	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,239 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 469, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 April 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	469
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 April 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 68, daily 1,170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

988 broken records

Margins by which the 988 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1987

Top 20 records on 26 April 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1987	Dongara, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1987	Glenferrie, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1987	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1987	Gilavin, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1987	Meoqui (Smn), MX	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	Barnong, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	White House Farm, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	Coorow, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	Hawthornden, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	Buffalo, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	Amrista Park, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	Walebing, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	Hatteras, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	Hamelin Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	Glen Warren, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1987	Uccle, BE	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	124 years	41 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 1,239 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 10	906
10 to 20	59
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1