Weather Records on 26 April 2009

1,536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 2009. Highest significance: Alma, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 2009

On 26 April 2009, 1,536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
878 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 1,450 daily.
Alma set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 26 April 2009.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,536 stations

1,536 station records on 26 April 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	218.2 mm (8.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Orienta 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	420.1 mm (16.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchardville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cashton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Horicon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plan Lago de Texcoco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thredbo Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kanumbra (Brilliant Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burns 5W	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
John Redmond Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,536 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 445, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 433, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 408, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 26 April 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	445
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	433
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 26 April 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 85, daily 1,450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,182 broken records

Margins by which the 1,182 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 2009

Top 20 records on 26 April 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 2009	Alma, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 April 2009	Helena 1 SSE, US	monthly rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	64 years	79 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2009	New Hampton, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2009	Mutsu, JP	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2009	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2009	Sattahip, TH	monthly rain	218.2 mm (8.6 in)	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2009	Orienta 1SSW, US	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2009	Syracuse, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	109 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2009	Wichita, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2009	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2009	Miyako, JP	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2009	Kent City 2 SW, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2009	Choshi, JP	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2009	Dar Es Salaam Airpo, TZ	all-time rain	420.1 mm (16.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2009	Norwich, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2009	Postville, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2009	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2009	Lowell, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2009	Williamston 3NE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2009	Hachinohe, JP	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	55 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2009. 2009 had 1,536 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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Data for records on 2009-04-26: 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 20	1,114
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1