Weather Records on 26 April 1994

1,541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1994. Highest significance: New England, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 1994

On 26 April 1994, 1,541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
708 were record highs and 343 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 1,469 daily.
New England set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 26 April 1994.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,541 stations

1,541 station records on 26 April 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Zharyk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Amidon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.1 cm (21.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morozovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seney Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta Ford For Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Certkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wright 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Jacket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,541 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 231, Highest daily minimum 472, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 136, Deepest snow cover 83.

Records on 26 April 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	231
Highest daily minimum	472
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	136
Deepest snow cover	83

Records on 26 April 1994 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 67, daily 1,469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,173 broken records

Margins by which the 1,173 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 338.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1994

Top 20 records on 26 April 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1994	New England, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1994	Hissar, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1994	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	99 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1994	Zharyk, KZ	all-time rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1994	Ituporanga (Pcd), BR	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1994	Aomori, JP	monthly rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1994	Saint Johns, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1994	Bowman, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1994	Mondovi, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1994	Alma, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1994	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1994	Surat Thani, TH	monthly rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1994	Hysham, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1994	Amidon, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1994	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1994	Williams, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	95 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1994	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1994	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1994	Wishek, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1994	Sendai, JP	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	51 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 1,541 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	1,051
50 to 100	67
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	21
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1