Weather Records on 26 April 2017

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 2017. Highest significance: Cobden (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 2017

On 26 April 2017, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 658 daily.
Cobden (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 26 April 2017.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 26 April 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Burrabogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Waverley (Golf Course)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorn (Scotch College)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boos	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vojsko	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Silverdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wensleydale (Anglesea (Vehicle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Lorenzo 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonbeach (Carrum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pfullendorf	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crooble Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ishigaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Tree Hill (Kulki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kim 15 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enderlin 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (South Winscombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 318, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 26 April 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	318
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 26 April 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 658.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 2017

Top 20 records on 26 April 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 2017	Cobden (Post Office), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	114 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2017	Graman (Ulupna), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Ashford (Burrabogie), AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Glen Waverley (Golf Course), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Hawthorn (Scotch College), AU	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Pasighat, IN	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Bundarra (Araluen), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Kredarica, SI	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Boos, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Vojsko, SI	daily rain	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Saint Anthony, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Nullamanna (Silverdale), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Wensleydale (Anglesea (Vehicle, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	San Lorenzo 1SW, PR	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Talwood State School, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Springview 2NW, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	123 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Coolatai (Orana), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Kingston, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2017	Wedderburn (Post Office), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	108 years	43 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 669 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	498
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	4