Weather Records on 26 April 1991

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1991. Highest significance: Elista, RU.

Key Facts for 26 April 1991

On 26 April 1991, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 792 daily.
Elista set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 26 April 1991.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

863 stations

863 station records on 26 April 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elista	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uni	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arzgir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quebradillas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Dos Lemes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Urzum	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brasopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Descalvado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose da Bela Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio da Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Firme	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Cajuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Serrana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alatyr'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nazare Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlins AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Roxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Alvin Callender Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aiuruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Lourenco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Graciosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Represa Piquete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Soca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cassoday 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Piracaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 26 April 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 26 April 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 69, daily 792.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1991

Top 20 records on 26 April 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1991	Elista, RU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Chaco Canyon Natl Mon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Uni, RU	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Arzgir, RU	monthly rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Quebradillas, PR	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Bairro Dos Lemes, BR	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Urzum, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Brasopolis, BR	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp, BR	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Descalvado, BR	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Santa Isabel Do Rio Preto, BR	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Sao Jose da Bela Vista, BR	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Santo Antonio da Alegria, BR	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Monsenhor Paulo, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Careacu, BR	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Abbeville, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Sao Joao da Boa Vista, BR	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Ponte Firme, BR	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1991	Bairro Cajuru, BR	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 863 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	534
20 to 40	69
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1