Weather Records on 26 April 1989

1,542 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1989. Highest significance: Propria, BR.

Key Facts for 26 April 1989

On 26 April 1989, 1,542 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
668 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 1,456 daily.
Propria set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.6 mm (6.0 in) on 26 April 1989.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,542 stations

1,542 station records on 26 April 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	271.0 mm (10.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
New England	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.6 mm (8.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Glen Cairn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Widgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.2 mm (7.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	247.8 mm (9.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Brae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham (Limpinwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	293.0 mm (11.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Corndale (Willow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	258.0 mm (10.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Samford Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.2 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.9 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	357.0 mm (14.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.2 mm (7.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.1 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gallangowan Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.0 mm (9.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Widgee Station Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,542 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 372, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 296, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 672, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 26 April 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	372
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	296
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	672
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 26 April 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 85, daily 1,456.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,264 broken records

Margins by which the 1,264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1989

Top 20 records on 26 April 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1989	Propria, BR	all-time rain	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	79 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Imbil Forestry, AU	monthly rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Piqua, US	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Marlinton, US	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Valley Head, US	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	140.9 mm (5.5 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	271.0 mm (10.7 in)	205.2 mm (8.1 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Amamoor Forestry, AU	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	101 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	New England, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Beechmont Binna Burra Road, AU	daily rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Canungra Finch Road, AU	daily rain	205.6 mm (8.1 in)	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Moogerah Dam, AU	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Old Koreelah (McPherson), AU	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Weston, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Glen Cairn, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Little Nerang Dam, AU	daily rain	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Widgee, AU	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1989	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 1,542 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	1,158
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1