Weather Records on 1 April 2026

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 2026. Highest significance: Fremont, US.

Key Facts for 1 April 2026

On 1 April 2026, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
694 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Fremont set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 1 April 2026.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 1 April 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lizard Head Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Columbine Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rushford	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Diente Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spud Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Molas Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clure Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scotch Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Jacket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Colony	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dismal Swamp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 506, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 1 April 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	506
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 1 April 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

780 broken records

Margins by which the 780 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 2026

Top 20 records on 1 April 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 2026	Fremont, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	121 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 April 2026	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2026	Montpelier, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2026	Lizard Head Pass, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2026	Columbine Pass, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2026	Knox Wwtp, US	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	113 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2026	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	121 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2026	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2026	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2026	Defiance, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2026	Sedalia Wtp, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2026	Rushford, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2026	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2026	El Diente Peak, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2026	Cayuga Lock #1, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2026	Hemlock, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2026	Paulding, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2026	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2026	Greer, US	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2026	Spud Mountain, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	51 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

1803 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2026. 2026 had 1,042 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	753
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1