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Weather Records on 26 October 1909

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1909. Highest significance: Anticosti SW Point, CA.

Key Facts for 26 October 1909

  • On 26 October 1909, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Anticosti SW Point set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 26 October 1909.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 26 October 1909 10 station records on 26 October 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 26 October 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 October 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 26 October 1909 by type Records set or tied on 26 October 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 October 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 26 October 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 October 1909 by timescale Records on 26 October 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 October 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 26 October 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 October 1909 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.7. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 65 to 10: 010 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 October 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 56
5 to 100
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1909
Top 10 records on 26 October 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 October 1909Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)33.7 mm (1.3 in)27 years43 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1909Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1909St John's, CAdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1909Truro, CAdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1909St John's, CAdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily high max24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1909Chatham, CAdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1909St John's, CAdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)3 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low max (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1909Portland Rfc City, USdaily low max (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie30 years3 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

1816 to 1909
Records on 10-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1909. 1909 had 10 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001816: 11831: 11832: 11840: 11841: 11843: 11849: 11856: 11859: 11861: 11864: 11866: 31868: 21870: 11871: 41874: 11879: 21880: 21881: 11883: 11885: 11886: 21887: 81888: 61889: 21890: 51891: 21892: 51894: 21895: 21898: 21899: 71900: 51901: 41902: 41903: 161904: 61905: 181906: 81907: 121908: 251909: 101910: 101911: 71912: 241913: 381914: 271915: 341916: 591917: 471918: 581919: 721920: 571921: 331922: 1471923: 681924: 1021925: 1851926: 3811927: 5221928: 1741929: 1371930: 2281931: 3591932: 4681933: 6051934: 3311935: 1741936: 5281937: 2481938: 2011939: 1,1401940: 5161941: 6881942: 9261943: 4661944: 3571945: 4341946: 4811947: 5331948: 1581949: 3681950: 6541951: 3371952: 4171953: 4491954: 7281955: 4841956: 3781957: 1,0821958: 1871959: 4881960: 3151961: 2141962: 1,1361963: 1,0791964: 4171965: 4501966: 2711967: 3921968: 4781969: 4931970: 7441971: 1,0211972: 3621973: 3621974: 2661975: 7871976: 8181977: 8641978: 4951979: 7591980: 9531981: 7611982: 8371983: 5641984: 7901985: 5591986: 6021987: 7041988: 8961989: 1,6281990: 5821991: 1,6601992: 7261993: 6151994: 6101995: 9111996: 1,6511997: 2,9431998: 1,1251999: 9942000: 1,0912001: 9392002: 1,0882003: 1,2712004: 1,1222005: 1,1652006: 1,8222007: 1,1832008: 6312009: 7462010: 1,5422011: 7972012: 1,0482013: 8002014: 9772015: 4302016: 7192017: 4742018: 5922019: 8962020: 3,9422021: 7282022: 6262023: 1,6282024: 7902025: 6111816187919001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1909. 1909 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-26 in each year
YearRecords
18161
18311
18321
18401
18411
18431
18491
18561
18591
18611
18641
18663
18682
18701
18714
18741
18792
18802
18811
18831
18851
18862
18878
18886
18892
18905
18912
18925
18942
18952
18982
18997
19005
19014
19024
190316
19046
190518
19068
190712
190825
190910
191010
19117
191224
191338
191427
191534
191659
191747
191858
191972
192057
192133
1922147
192368
1924102
1925185
1926381
1927522
1928174
1929137
1930228
1931359
1932468
1933605
1934331
1935174
1936528
1937248
1938201
19391,140
1940516
1941688
1942926
1943466
1944357
1945434
1946481
1947533
1948158
1949368
1950654
1951337
1952417
1953449
1954728
1955484
1956378
19571,082
1958187
1959488
1960315
1961214
19621,136
19631,079
1964417
1965450
1966271
1967392
1968478
1969493
1970744
19711,021
1972362
1973362
1974266
1975787
1976818
1977864
1978495
1979759
1980953
1981761
1982837
1983564
1984790
1985559
1986602
1987704
1988896
19891,628
1990582
19911,660
1992726
1993615
1994610
1995911
19961,651
19972,943
19981,125
1999994
20001,091
2001939
20021,088
20031,271
20041,122
20051,165
20061,822
20071,183
2008631
2009746
20101,542
2011797
20121,048
2013800
2014977
2015430
2016719
2017474
2018592
2019896
20203,942
2021728
2022626
20231,628
2024790
2025611

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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 (2026-10-15).