Weather Records on 26 April 2021

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 2021. Highest significance: Headland, US.

Key Facts for 26 April 2021

On 26 April 2021, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 483 daily.
Headland set a daily record precipitation of 119.1 mm (4.7 in) on 26 April 2021.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 26 April 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Headland	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Syarif Kasim II	Indonesia	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde-1	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wiseman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marysvale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harzgerode	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Timpanogos Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Overton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Dam 4	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seesen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Braunlage	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Omu	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ruzyne	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Diepholz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shiraz	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haboro	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gilserberg-Moischeid	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Five Points 5 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Topeka Forbes Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 26 April 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 26 April 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

386 broken records

Margins by which the 386 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 2021

Top 20 records on 26 April 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 2021	Headland, US	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2021	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low min	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	141 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	Lockhart River Airport, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	Hill City Muni AP, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	Shoshone, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	Imperial, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	Homer AP, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	Qionghai, CN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	Bad Muskau, DE	daily low min	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	Stiege, DE	daily low min	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	Sultan Syarif Kasim II, ID	daily low max	27.5 C (81.5 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	Elkton, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2021	Eelde-1, NL	daily low min	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2021	Wiseman, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2021	Marysvale, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2021. 2021 had 489 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	365
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1