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Weather Records on 26 September 1896

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1896. Highest significance: Bathurst Gaol, AU.

Key Facts for 26 September 1896

  • On 26 September 1896, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Bathurst Gaol set a daily record low minimum temperature of -2.8 C (27.0 F) on 26 September 1896.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1812 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 26 September 1896 4 station records on 26 September 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 26 September 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 September 1896: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord low maximum temperature-2.3 C (27.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 26 September 1896 by type Records set or tied on 26 September 1896 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 September 1896 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2.
Records on 26 September 1896 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 September 1896 by timescale Records on 26 September 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 September 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4.
Records on 26 September 1896 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 September 1896 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1.7. Ties are not counted. 001110.0 to 0.3: 00.3 to 0.5: 10.5 to 0.8: 10.8 to 1.0: 01.0 to 1.3: 11.3 to 1.5: 01.5 to 1.8: 10.0 to 0.30.3 to 0.50.5 to 0.80.8 to 1.01.0 to 1.31.3 to 1.51.5 to 1.8
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 September 1896
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.30
0.3 to 0.51
0.5 to 0.81
0.8 to 1.00
1.0 to 1.31
1.3 to 1.50
1.5 to 1.81

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1896
Top 4 records on 26 September 1896 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 September 1896Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1896Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min7.0 C (44.6 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1896Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily low max-2.3 C (27.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1896Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max11.7 C (53.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)

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

1812 to 1896
Records on 09-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1896. 1896 had 4 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001812: 21816: 11825: 21835: 11836: 11842: 11843: 11845: 11852: 11855: 21858: 11859: 11864: 11865: 21866: 21867: 11868: 11869: 11870: 11871: 11874: 21875: 11876: 11877: 21878: 31879: 21880: 11881: 71882: 11885: 61889: 11890: 21891: 21892: 11893: 31894: 41895: 81896: 41897: 11898: 21899: 51900: 51901: 61902: 81903: 111904: 91905: 201906: 111907: 91908: 311909: 141910: 111911: 191912: 291913: 291914: 241915: 711916: 1111917: 491918: 341919: 391920: 661921: 331922: 2771923: 891924: 1481925: 1621926: 6581927: 2331928: 4271929: 1831930: 3821931: 4371932: 1831933: 5541934: 4151935: 2481936: 3371937: 1751938: 4291939: 5141940: 6341941: 2331942: 7521943: 5261944: 2431945: 4701946: 2851947: 6301948: 5541949: 4301950: 5261951: 5401952: 5721953: 3641954: 4711955: 3041956: 7011957: 5101958: 4931959: 5051960: 5551961: 4721962: 4011963: 6291964: 5701965: 7101966: 4801967: 4111968: 3111969: 1871970: 7211971: 6491972: 9841973: 9271974: 8541975: 1,2151976: 6921977: 9431978: 4691979: 5661980: 7091981: 5591982: 1,0421983: 5651984: 1,2561985: 4701986: 1,8921987: 9111988: 4451989: 1,0081990: 6181991: 1,1101992: 7251993: 8141994: 5481995: 8361996: 8071997: 9431998: 1,5051999: 8692000: 1,4402001: 1,3542002: 8612003: 7392004: 5072005: 1,5412006: 6202007: 9702008: 8962009: 1,0632010: 1,0632011: 9882012: 5382013: 7742014: 8002015: 8152016: 6602017: 1,0452018: 7402019: 5512020: 1,1682021: 4922022: 5282023: 5422024: 1,1962025: 4331812186918931910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1896. 1896 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 09-26 in each year
YearRecords
18122
18161
18252
18351
18361
18421
18431
18451
18521
18552
18581
18591
18641
18652
18662
18671
18681
18691
18701
18711
18742
18751
18761
18772
18783
18792
18801
18817
18821
18856
18891
18902
18912
18921
18933
18944
18958
18964
18971
18982
18995
19005
19016
19028
190311
19049
190520
190611
19079
190831
190914
191011
191119
191229
191329
191424
191571
1916111
191749
191834
191939
192066
192133
1922277
192389
1924148
1925162
1926658
1927233
1928427
1929183
1930382
1931437
1932183
1933554
1934415
1935248
1936337
1937175
1938429
1939514
1940634
1941233
1942752
1943526
1944243
1945470
1946285
1947630
1948554
1949430
1950526
1951540
1952572
1953364
1954471
1955304
1956701
1957510
1958493
1959505
1960555
1961472
1962401
1963629
1964570
1965710
1966480
1967411
1968311
1969187
1970721
1971649
1972984
1973927
1974854
19751,215
1976692
1977943
1978469
1979566
1980709
1981559
19821,042
1983565
19841,256
1985470
19861,892
1987911
1988445
19891,008
1990618
19911,110
1992725
1993814
1994548
1995836
1996807
1997943
19981,505
1999869
20001,440
20011,354
2002861
2003739
2004507
20051,541
2006620
2007970
2008896
20091,063
20101,063
2011988
2012538
2013774
2014800
2015815
2016660
20171,045
2018740
2019551
20201,168
2021492
2022528
2023542
20241,196
2025433

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).