Weather Records on 26 April 1990

1,526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1990. Highest significance: Henrietta, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 1990

On 26 April 1990, 1,526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,058 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 176 monthly and 1,348 daily.
Henrietta set a daily record precipitation of 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 26 April 1990.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,526 stations

1,526 station records on 26 April 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Morgan Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Obojan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gotnja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evant 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville Chase Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnohrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Denison Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mullin	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danilovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rising Star 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boyd	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thurber 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hords Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rylsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,526 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 434, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 624, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 377, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 April 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	434
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	624
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 April 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 176, daily 1,348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,201 broken records

Margins by which the 1,201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1990

Top 20 records on 26 April 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1990	Henrietta, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1990	Durant, US	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1990	Brazos, US	monthly rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1990	Morgan Mill, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1990	Obojan, RU	monthly rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1990	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1990	Karnes City 2N, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1990	Gotnja, RU	monthly rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1990	Kursk, RU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1990	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1990	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1990	Warburton, AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1990	Volshskiy Gmo, RU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1990	Detour Village, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1990	Palacios Muni AP, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1990	Forrest State Forest, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1990	Burkett, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1990	Evant 1SSW, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1990	Beeville Chase Naas, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1990	Krasnohrad, UA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	50 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 1,526 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 20	1,128
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1