Weather Records on 26 April 2000

1,018 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 2000. Highest significance: Debrecen Airport, HU.

Key Facts for 26 April 2000

On 26 April 2000, 1,018 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
607 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 960 daily.
Debrecen Airport set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 26 April 2000.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,018 stations

1,018 station records on 26 April 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Kazantip (Lh)	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lovozero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bakchar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dyce	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sophia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Leonard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shiptons Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Braemar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Tribulation Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Towalla Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daintree Tea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Francisco I. Madero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ardtalnaig	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carsland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,018 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 470, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 26 April 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	470
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 26 April 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 57, daily 960.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 176.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 2000

Top 20 records on 26 April 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 2000	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Cape Kazantip (Lh), UA	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Lovozero, RU	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Cluny, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Bakchar, RU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Dyce, GB	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Balmoral, GB	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Ashburnham, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Alvin, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Rutland Plains Station, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Mt Sophia, AU	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Mount Leonard Station, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Penicuik, GB	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Shiptons Flat, AU	daily rain	178.4 mm (7.0 in)	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	27.9 C (82.2 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Coorabulka, AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Makaweli 965, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2000	Armagh, GB	daily low max	7.1 C (44.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	153 years	43 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2000. 2000 had 1,018 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 25	748
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1