Weather Records on 26 April 2006

886 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 2006. Highest significance: Pine Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 2006

On 26 April 2006, 886 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
376 were record highs and 328 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 853 daily.
Pine Creek set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 26 April 2006.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

886 stations

886 station records on 26 April 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Schwarzburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jindare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bredy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manton Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zilair	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oolloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Troitsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tipperary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atoka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seoul City	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monett 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

886 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 26 April 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 26 April 2006 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 853.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

660 broken records

Margins by which the 660 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 2006

Top 20 records on 26 April 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 2006	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	103 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2006	Artern, DE	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2006	Adelaide River Post Office, AU	monthly rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2006	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Schwarzburg, DE	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Jindare, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Bredy, RU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Manton Dam, AU	all-time rain	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Zilair, RU	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Aldersbach-Kriestorf, DE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Howard Springs, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	The Pines, AU	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	154 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Beaver City, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Oolloo, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Mason City, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2006	Creston 2 SW, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	41 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 886 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2006-04-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	648
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1