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Weather Records on 26 September 1918

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1918. Highest significance: Malvern, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1918

  • On 26 September 1918, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Malvern set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 26 September 1918.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 26 September 1918 34 station records on 26 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 26 September 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 September 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MalvernUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation83.8 mm (3.3 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
NorthfieldUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation66.5 mm (2.6 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature27.3 C (81.1 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
HanoverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.2 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
LeominsterUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation53.8 mm (2.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-MaRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature30.1 C (86.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
StorrsUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord high minimum temperature6.6 C (43.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.3 C (59.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature26.5 C (79.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 26 September 1918 by type Records set or tied on 26 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 10Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 September 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 26 September 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum10
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 September 1918 by timescale Records on 26 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 September 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34.
Records on 26 September 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 September 1918 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.4. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2210 to 20: 420 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 September 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 1022
10 to 204
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1918
Top 20 records on 26 September 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 September 1918Malvern, USdaily rain83.8 mm (3.3 in)58.4 mm (2.3 in)5 years39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1918Northfield, USdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)18 years37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1918Concord, USdaily rain66.5 mm (2.6 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)29 years31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max29.4 C (84.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)56 years26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high max27.3 C (81.1 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)48 years25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Hanover, USdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)12.1 mm (0.5 in)29 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Karesuando, SEdaily rain20.2 mm (0.8 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Haparanda, SEdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)58 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Pitea, SEdaily rain18.2 mm (0.7 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Halmstad, SEdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Leominster, USdaily rain53.8 mm (2.1 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Tot-Ma, RUdaily rain8.7 mm (0.34 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily high max30.1 C (86.2 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Port Dover, CAdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918London South, CAdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Lady Frere (Tnk), ZAdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Lakefield, CAdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Storrs, USdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1918Fort Chipewyan, CAdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)17 years12 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 1918
Records on 09-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1918. 1918 had 34 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 1918. 1918 had 34 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).