Weather Records on 26 April 1963

546 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 1963. Highest significance: Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 1963

On 26 April 1963, 546 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 531 daily.
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN set an all-time record daily precipitation of 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 26 April 1963.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

546 stations

546 station records on 26 April 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haysdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang (Eureka East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asansol Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rudall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppiliyapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maggea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Vincent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckleboo (Buclkeboo Post Offi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centreville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley Island (Lyndhurst)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jaicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jayamkondam	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

546 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 April 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 April 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

451 broken records

Margins by which the 451 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 1963

Top 20 records on 26 April 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 1963	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	all-time rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 April 1963	Minlaton, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1963	Cleve (Mangalo), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1963	Siam, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 1963	Cowell, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Whyalla (Mullaquana), AU	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Aspermont, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Haysdale, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Tumby Bay, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Ipira (Camisao), BR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Manangatang (Eureka East), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Asansol Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Milford, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Kimba (the Pines), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Ardrossan, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Port Victoria, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Kabale, UG	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Rudall, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Uppiliyapuram, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1963	Denison, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	69 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 546 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	410
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1