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Weather Records on 26 September 1914

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1914. Highest significance: Halifax, CA.

Key Facts for 26 September 1914

  • On 26 September 1914, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Halifax set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 26 September 1914.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 26 September 1914 24 station records on 26 September 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 26 September 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 September 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation42.7 mm (1.7 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
TruroCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-0.1 C (31.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord low minimum temperature0.2 C (32.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high maximum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature1.6 C (34.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high minimum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 26 September 1914 by type Records set or tied on 26 September 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 September 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 26 September 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 September 1914 by timescale Records on 26 September 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 September 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24.
Records on 26 September 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 September 1914 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.2. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 185 to 10: 010 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 September 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 518
5 to 100
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1914
Top 20 records on 26 September 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 September 1914Halifax, CAdaily rain42.7 mm (1.7 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)38 years35 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1914Truro, CAdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Karesuando, SEdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914San Diego Wbo, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low min-0.1 C (31.8 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)39 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Edmonton, CAdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Gravenhurst, CAdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Medicine Hat A, CAdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Tallinn, EEdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Yarmouth, CAdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Port Arthur, CAdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Charlottetown, CAdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Holmogadd A, SEdaily rain6.7 mm (0.26 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Vestervig, DKdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Chemnitz, DEdaily low min0.2 C (32.4 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)0 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Orebro, SEdaily high max17.5 C (63.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Regensburg, DEdaily low min1.6 C (34.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1914Vanersborg, SEdaily high min11.5 C (52.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)3 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 1914
Records on 09-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1914. 1914 had 24 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: 7472019: 5612020: 1,1702021: 4942022: 5332023: 5432024: 1,1962025: 4352026: 3931812186918931910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1914. 1914 had 24 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
2018747
2019561
20201,170
2021494
2022533
2023543
20241,196
2025435
2026393

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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).