Weather Records on 26 April 1997

1,482 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1997. Highest significance: Tampa Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 1997

On 26 April 1997, 1,482 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 896 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,441 daily.
Tampa Intl AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 138.2 mm (5.4 in) on 26 April 1997.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,482 stations

1,482 station records on 26 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Valmora	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Baytown	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockefeller Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keahua 410	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Friona	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Las Burras	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waller	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Matador	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Boquilla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Deer Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Blanca 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,482 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 583, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 313, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 26 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	583
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	313
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 26 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 1,441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,238 broken records

Margins by which the 1,238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 740.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1997

Top 20 records on 26 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1997	Tampa Intl AP, US	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1997	Valmora, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1997	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1997	Baytown, US	monthly rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1997	Sonora, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	Liberty, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	Black Lake, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	San Jon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	Hereford, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	Villanueva, US	all-time snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	Paducah 7E, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	McGregor, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	Rockefeller Wl Refuge, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	San Saba, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	Keahua 410, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	Alpine, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1997	Friona, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	47 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 1,482 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 100	1,204
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1