Weather Records on 26 April 2008

1,138 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 2008. Highest significance: Castlewood, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 2008

On 26 April 2008, 1,138 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 380 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,076 daily.
Castlewood set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 26 April 2008.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,138 stations

1,138 station records on 26 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castlewood	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Clear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gregory	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Butte	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Neligh	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glen Alps	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Suifenhe	China	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Barranco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Halstad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rothsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,138 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 215, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 26 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	215
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 26 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 57, daily 1,076.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

909 broken records

Margins by which the 909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 2008

Top 20 records on 26 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 2008	Castlewood, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 April 2008	Pogranichnyj, RU	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Dawson, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	111 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Wheaton, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Lynch, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Clark, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Clear Lake, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Castlewood, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Gregory, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Matanuska Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Charlevoix, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	114 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Butte, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Wilmot, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Fosston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Wessington 2SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Neligh, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2008	Glen Alps, US	monthly snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	59 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 1,138 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 April 2008
Margin	Records
0 to 100	830
100 to 200	52
200 to 300	22
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1