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Weather Records on 26 October 1914

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1914. Highest significance: Aliwal North, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 October 1914

  • On 26 October 1914, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Aliwal North set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 26 October 1914.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 26 October 1914 27 station records on 26 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 26 October 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 October 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Aliwal NorthSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
EllesmereSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
MarfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature37.2 C (99.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature37.2 C (99.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature9.3 C (48.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley ChaseSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature10.2 C (50.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 26 October 1914 by type Records set or tied on 26 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 02468Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 October 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 26 October 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 October 1914 by timescale Records on 26 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 October 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 26.
Records on 26 October 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 October 1914 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1610 to 20: 520 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 October 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 1016
10 to 205
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1914
Top 20 records on 26 October 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 October 1914Aliwal North, ZAdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)25 years27 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)4.6 cm (1.8 in)32 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Morgantown 1, USdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Southampton, CAdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)43 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Welland, CAdaily low max1.7 C (35.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Thomas River (Sar), ZAdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Ellesmere, ZAdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)25 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914St John's, CAdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Marfield, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max37.2 C (99.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Aberdeen (Tnk), ZAdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max37.2 C (99.0 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high min9.3 C (48.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914San Diego Wbo, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Yardley Chase, ZAdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high min9.6 C (49.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1914Arnsberg, DEdaily high min10.2 C (50.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)11 years7 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 1914
Records on 10-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1914. 1914 had 27 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 1914. 1914 had 27 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).