Weather Records on 26 April 1988

841 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1988. Highest significance: Gregory, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 1988

On 26 April 1988, 841 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 323 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 813 daily.
Gregory set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 26 April 1988.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

841 stations

841 station records on 26 April 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alat	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bonesteel	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Titonka	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bilasuvar	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gazimammad Aerodrom	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toulouse-Blagnac	France	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Niobrara	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

841 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 239, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 113, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 26 April 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	239
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	113
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 26 April 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 813.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1988

Top 20 records on 26 April 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1988	Gregory, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1988	Northwood, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1988	Newport, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1988	Creighton, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1988	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1988	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1988	Newport, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1988	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1988	Alat, AZ	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1988	Laurel, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1988	Springview 2NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1988	Butte, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1988	Ewing, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1988	Bonesteel, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1988	Titonka, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1988	Springview 2NW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1988	Menno, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1988	Armour, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1988	Bilasuvar, AZ	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1988	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	48 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 841 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	570
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1