Weather Records on 26 April 1996

910 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1996. Highest significance: Poona, IN.

Key Facts for 26 April 1996

On 26 April 1996, 910 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
579 were record highs and 233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 870 daily.
Poona set a monthly record daily precipitation of 163.1 mm (6.4 in) on 26 April 1996.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

910 stations

910 station records on 26 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tula (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Judith Gap 13 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parral A. El Hormiguero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Childs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Overton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isabella 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chernivtsi	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

910 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 385, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 26 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	385
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 26 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 38, daily 870.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

678 broken records

Margins by which the 678 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 1996

Top 20 records on 26 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1996	Poona, IN	monthly rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	43 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1996	Zoquitlan, MX	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1996	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Wessington Springs, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Parker, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Hillsboro, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Irkutsk, RU	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Tombstone, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Tower 2S, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Gage, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Athens, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Luverne, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Luna Rs, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Leola, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Casa Grande Nm, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Seligman, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1996	Willcox, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	37 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 910 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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Data for records on 1996-04-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	665
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1