Weather Records on 26 September 1920

66 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1920. Highest significance: Hohenpeissenberg, DE.

Key Facts for 26 September 1920

On 26 September 1920, 66 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 66 daily.
Hohenpeissenberg set a daily record precipitation of 27.5 mm (1.1 in) on 26 September 1920.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

66 stations

66 station records on 26 September 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

66 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.

Records on 26 September 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 66.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

50 broken records

Margins by which the 50 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1920

Top 20 records on 26 September 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1920	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1920	Saint John, CA	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Toronto, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Ottawa, CA	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Renfrew, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Portland, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Concord, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Gardiner, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Stonecliffe, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Owen Sound, CA	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Stratford, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Plauen, DE	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Peterborough, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	7 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1920	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	28 years	14 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1920. 1920 had 66 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-26 in each year
Year	Records
1812	2
1816	1
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	1
1852	1
1855	2
1858	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	7
1882	1
1885	6
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	4
1895	8
1896	4
1897	1
1898	2
1899	5
1900	5
1901	6
1902	8
1903	11
1904	9
1905	20
1906	11
1907	9
1908	31
1909	14
1910	11
1911	19
1912	29
1913	29
1914	24
1915	71
1916	111
1917	49
1918	34
1919	39
1920	66
1921	33
1922	277
1923	89
1924	148
1925	162
1926	658
1927	233
1928	427
1929	183
1930	382
1931	437
1932	183
1933	554
1934	415
1935	248
1936	337
1937	175
1938	429
1939	514
1940	634
1941	233
1942	752
1943	526
1944	243
1945	470
1946	285
1947	630
1948	554
1949	430
1950	526
1951	540
1952	572
1953	364
1954	471
1955	304
1956	701
1957	510
1958	493
1959	505
1960	555
1961	472
1962	401
1963	629
1964	570
1965	710
1966	480
1967	411
1968	311
1969	187
1970	721
1971	649
1972	984
1973	927
1974	854
1975	1,215
1976	692
1977	943
1978	469
1979	566
1980	709
1981	559
1982	1,042
1983	565
1984	1,256
1985	470
1986	1,892
1987	911
1988	445
1989	1,008
1990	618
1991	1,110
1992	725
1993	814
1994	548
1995	836
1996	807
1997	943
1998	1,505
1999	869
2000	1,440
2001	1,354
2002	861
2003	739
2004	507
2005	1,541
2006	620
2007	970
2008	896
2009	1,063
2010	1,063
2011	988
2012	538
2013	774
2014	800
2015	815
2016	660
2017	1,045
2018	747
2019	561
2020	1,170
2021	494
2022	533
2023	543
2024	1,196
2025	435
2026	393

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 2	28
2 to 4	16
4 to 6	4
6 to 8	1
8 to 10	1