Weather Records on 26 April 2001

1,107 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 2001. Highest significance: Gen. Santos, PH.

Key Facts for 26 April 2001

On 26 April 2001, 1,107 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 392 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,073 daily.
Gen. Santos set a monthly record daily precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 26 April 2001.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,107 stations

1,107 station records on 26 April 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gen. Santos	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
San Salvador El Seco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Acatzingo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Coyol (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wollombi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miquihuana	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Arboledas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jalcomulco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kostroma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wedgefield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotlas	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Remontnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,107 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 249, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 26 April 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	249
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 26 April 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 1,073.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

859 broken records

Margins by which the 859 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 650.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 2001

Top 20 records on 26 April 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 2001	Gen. Santos, PH	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2001	San Salvador El Seco, MX	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2001	San Bartolo, MX	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	El Carrizal, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	Acatzingo de Hidalgo, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	Arhangelsk, RU	monthly high max	25.3 C (77.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	Ixcateopan de Tlapa, MX	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	El Coyol (Cfe), MX	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	Pleasant Valley, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	Puntilla, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	Brackettville, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	Caruthersville, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	Wollombi Station, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	Ameca, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	Cedral, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2001	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	38 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 1,107 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	853
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1