Weather Records on 15 April 2026

1,118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 2026. Highest significance: Alma, US.

Key Facts for 15 April 2026

On 15 April 2026, 1,118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
831 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,076 daily.
Alma set a daily record precipitation of 69.1 mm (2.7 in) on 15 April 2026.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,118 stations

1,118 station records on 15 April 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Comitan Chis.	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Truscott 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schneider Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chicopee Falls Westover Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,118 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 315, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 516, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 April 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	315
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	516
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 April 2026 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 39, daily 1,076.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

877 broken records

Margins by which the 877 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 2026

Top 20 records on 15 April 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 2026	Alma, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	121 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 April 2026	Marion 2 N, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	107 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2026	Gull Lake Biological STN, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Dubuque L&D 11, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Corvallis Water Bureau, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Elizabeth, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Champaign 3S, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Potosi 4 SW, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	129 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Jackson Reynolds Fld, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	129 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Hastings, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Watertown Wwtp, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	113 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Cuba City, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Eaton Rapids, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	129 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Greenville Wtp, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	113 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026	Hillsboro, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	113 years	44 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

1801 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2026. 2026 had 1,118 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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Data for records on 2026-04-15: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	806
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1