Weather Records on 26 April 2005

672 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 2005. Highest significance: Tanguj, RU.

Key Facts for 26 April 2005

On 26 April 2005, 672 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 254 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 620 daily.
Tanguj set a daily record precipitation of 25.1 mm (1.0 in) on 26 April 2005.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

672 stations

672 station records on 26 April 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tanguj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Blanco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzedeevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laboulaye Aero	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Antofagasta	Chile	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peon Blanco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chatom	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barnaul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crane Nsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Providencia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bethania	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rubcovsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

672 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 April 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 April 2005 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 42, daily 620.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 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 2005

Top 20 records on 26 April 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 2005	Tanguj, RU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2005	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Millport 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	109 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Blakely, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Laurel, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Chardon, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Beulah, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Dzibalchen, MX	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Monticello, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Anchorage Merrill Fld, US	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	23.1 C (73.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2005	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 672 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	482
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1