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Weather Records on 26 September 1917

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1917. Highest significance: Lawrence, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1917

  • On 26 September 1917, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 36 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 49 daily.
  • Lawrence set a daily record precipitation of 100.1 mm (3.9 in) on 26 September 1917.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

49 stations
Weather records on 26 September 1917 49 station records on 26 September 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
49 station records on 26 September 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 September 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LawrenceUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation100.1 mm (3.9 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high maximum temperature28.1 C (82.6 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature29.3 C (84.7 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
VenterstadSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high maximum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature28.2 C (82.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature24.6 C (76.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature26.6 C (79.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high maximum temperature18.5 C (65.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature24.2 C (75.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature26.3 C (79.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord high maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature12.3 C (54.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature25.8 C (78.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high maximum temperature18.5 C (65.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature23.7 C (74.7 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records
Records on 26 September 1917 by type Records set or tied on 26 September 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 20Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 16Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 September 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 26 September 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum20
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum16
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 September 1917 by timescale Records on 26 September 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 49. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 49all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 September 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 49.
Records on 26 September 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily49

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 September 1917 Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.5. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 10: 3810 to 20: 120 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 September 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 1038
10 to 201
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1917
Top 20 records on 26 September 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 September 1917Lawrence, USdaily rain100.1 mm (3.9 in)64.5 mm (2.5 in)35 years47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1917Fairlight Station, AUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)24.9 mm (1.0 in)0 years30 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Port Albert, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)12.0 mm (0.5 in)16 years28 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Sandvig, DKdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)4.8 C (8.6 F)2 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily high max28.1 C (82.6 F)5.3 C (9.5 F)16 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Gladstone Post Office, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Moose Factory, CAdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)11 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Magdeburg, DEdaily high max29.3 C (84.7 F)4.7 C (8.5 F)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Venterstad, ZAdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)33 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Vastervik, SEdaily high max23.0 C (73.4 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Kristianstad, SEdaily high max22.0 C (71.6 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Chatham, CAdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Orebro, SEdaily high min14.0 C (57.2 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Sydney, CAdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max28.2 C (82.8 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)10 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Jonkoping, SEdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily high min14.0 C (57.2 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1917Skara 1, SEdaily high min12.0 C (53.6 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)21 years14 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 1917
Records on 09-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1917. 1917 had 49 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 1917. 1917 had 49 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).