Weather Records on 26 April 2020

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 April 2020. Highest significance: Alawoona, AU.

Key Facts for 26 April 2020

On 26 April 2020, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 600 daily.
Alawoona set a daily record precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 26 April 2020.
Across 166 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 26 April 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 April 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alawoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Paruna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wycheproof (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Alawoona (Schells Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Parilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tailem Bend (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Myronivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Karoonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Purnong (Claypans)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton (Donald St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Normal 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Rostron (Avon No 4)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milang (Navarino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowaldie (Carramar Stud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reeves Plains (Parana Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tailem Bend (River Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sherlock (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murrayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Patchewollock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Ox	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boort (Gredgwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenalbyn (Brenanah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburgh Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 26 April 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 April 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 April 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 April 2020

Top 20 records on 26 April 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 April 2020	Alawoona, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2020	Paruna, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2020	Wycheproof (Post Office), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2020	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2020	Alawoona (Schells Well), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2020	Parilla, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2020	Guba, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2020	Adelaide (Morphett Vale), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	117 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2020	Lake Marmal, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	107 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 April 2020	Tailem Bend (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2020	Myronivka, UA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2020	Karoonda, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2020	Quambatook South, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2020	Woomelang, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2020	Purnong (Claypans), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2020	Gladfield Hopefield Estate, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2020	Charlton (Donald St), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2020	Bealiba, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2020	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 2020	Curramulka, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	49 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 625 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	526
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1