Weather Records on 26 April 2026

396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 2026. Highest significance: Mont-Aigoual, FR.

Key Facts for 26 April 2026

On 26 April 2026, 396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 387 daily.
Mont-Aigoual set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 24.9 C (76.8 F) on 26 April 2026.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

396 stations

396 station records on 26 April 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
North Lost Trail	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redding AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tampico Tamps	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
King's Cabin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mosby Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Creek Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spud Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wise Rvr 3 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clure Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaque Raymond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shrub Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Lomond Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northway AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katsuura	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durango Dgo.	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockway 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Heiden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pit Rvr Ph 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bredette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aniak AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abbott	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Esashi	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yuanping	China	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

396 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 April 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 April 2026 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

289 broken records

Margins by which the 289 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 2026

Top 20 records on 26 April 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 2026	Mont-Aigoual, FR	monthly high max	24.9 C (76.8 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	North Lost Trail, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Zamora, MX	daily high min	23.2 C (73.8 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Waldron, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Farmington, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Adel, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Redding AP, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Pocahontas 1, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Tampico Tamps, MX	daily low min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Ainsworth, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Corsicana, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Culbertson, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Ryegate, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Waverly, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	121 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	King's Cabin, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Mosby Mtn., US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Wolf Creek Summit, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2026	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	64 years	36 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2026. 2026 had 396 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	262
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1