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Weather Records on 26 October 1912

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1912. Highest significance: Chatham, CA.

Key Facts for 26 October 1912

  • On 26 October 1912, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Chatham set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 26 October 1912.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 26 October 1912 24 station records on 26 October 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 26 October 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 October 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation59.9 mm (2.4 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation64.0 mm (2.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-10.5 C (13.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie LukiRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-13.5 C (7.7 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-4.3 C (24.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang South StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-17.5 C (0.5 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature4.3 C (39.7 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-9.7 C (14.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord low maximum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort BeaufortSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong (Comberoond)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BoolcarrolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily precipitation53.8 mm (2.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature2.9 C (37.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 26 October 1912 by type Records set or tied on 26 October 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 October 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 26 October 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 October 1912 by timescale Records on 26 October 1912 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 1monthly: 3daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 October 1912 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 20.
Records on 26 October 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly3
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 October 1912 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2110 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 October 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 1021
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1912
Top 20 records on 26 October 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 October 1912Chatham, CAdaily rain59.9 mm (2.4 in)45.7 mm (1.8 in)2 years44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1912Pointe Au Pere, CAall-time rain64.0 mm (2.5 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)12 years33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Parnu, EEmonthly low min-10.5 C (13.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Velikie Luki, RUmonthly low min-13.5 C (7.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Visby_Flygplats, SEmonthly low min-4.3 C (24.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Riva, ITdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Burrawang South Station, AUdaily rain2.0 mm (0.08 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Arhangelsk, RUdaily low min-17.5 C (0.5 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Sandvig, DKdaily low max4.3 C (39.7 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912St. Petersburg, RUdaily low min-9.7 C (14.5 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Kiev, UAdaily low max-2.8 C (27.0 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Fort Beaufort, ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Neilrex (Caigan), AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Dandenong (Comberoond), AUdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Yarmouth, CAdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Groongal (Groongal Station), AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Yarmouth, CAdaily high min10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Warren (Haddon Rig), AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1912Boolcarrol, AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)19 years8 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 1912
Records on 10-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1912. 1912 had 24 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 1912. 1912 had 24 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).