Weather Records on 26 April 2002

1,072 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 2002. Highest significance: Spur, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 2002

On 26 April 2002, 1,072 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
378 were record highs and 321 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,027 daily.
Spur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 26 April 2002.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

1,072 stations

1,072 station records on 26 April 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bergumerdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Friesoythe-Edewechterdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buttonwillow	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick NAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmer City 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,072 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 198, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 26 April 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	198
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 26 April 2002 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 41, daily 1,027.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

856 broken records

Margins by which the 856 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 2002

Top 20 records on 26 April 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 2002	Spur, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2002	Leeuwarden_1, NL	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	College Obsy, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Suaqui Grande (Smn), MX	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Albany, US	monthly rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Dwingelo, NL	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Eernewoude, NL	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Bird City 10S, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Saentis, CH	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Newburyport, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Sanderson, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Cooperstown, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Rantoul, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	83 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Magdalena, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Dundee 6 NNW, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2002	Bergumerdam, NL	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	37 years	39 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 1,072 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 20	800
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2