Weather Records on 26 April 2018

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 2018. Highest significance: Har Kenaan, IL.

Key Facts for 26 April 2018

On 26 April 2018, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 550 daily.
Har Kenaan set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 26 April 2018.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 26 April 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roi Et	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uglegorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orlik	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Desert Resorts Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bogucany	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McCamey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sikasso	Mali	Record low maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shickshinny 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Worth Meacham Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bryce Canyon AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Gutara	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 April 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 April 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 550.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

444 broken records

Margins by which the 444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 2018

Top 20 records on 26 April 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 2018	Har Kenaan, IL	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Grand Lake Stream, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Hyannis, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Burnet, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Monmouth, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Wills Pt, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	111 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Roi Et, TH	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Poltava, UA	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Centerville, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	E Wareham, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Landsburg, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Belfast, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2018	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2018. 2018 had 577 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 50	442
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1