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Weather Records on 26 September 1921

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1921. Highest significance: Metcalfe, AU.

Key Facts for 26 September 1921

  • On 26 September 1921, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Metcalfe set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 26 September 1921.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 26 September 1921 33 station records on 26 September 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 26 September 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 September 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MetcalfeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti Heath PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
InnisfailAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature29.0 C (84.2 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
PalmervilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
TampaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
WeldonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
GrantvilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Mein StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MuensterGermanyRecord low maximum temperature12.5 C (54.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
NeedlesUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature41.1 C (106.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
LouisvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
MerungleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
JakutskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature6.6 C (43.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation85.3 mm (3.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
AmphitheatreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of FlUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
San RemoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz CdaCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.8 mm (0.11 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StuttgartUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 26 September 1921 by type Records set or tied on 26 September 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 21. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 September 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.
Records on 26 September 1921 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 September 1921 by timescale Records on 26 September 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 September 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33.
Records on 26 September 1921 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 September 1921 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 165 to 10: 510 to 15: 115 to 20: 320 to 25: 125 to 30: 130 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 September 1921
MarginRecords
0 to 516
5 to 105
10 to 151
15 to 203
20 to 251
25 to 301
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1921
Top 20 records on 26 September 1921 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 September 1921Metcalfe, AUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)28.4 mm (1.1 in)28 years47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1921Anticosti Heath Point, CAdaily rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)34 years27 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Innisfail, AUdaily rain47.5 mm (1.9 in)36.8 mm (1.4 in)11 years26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max29.0 C (84.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)56 years25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Palmerville, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Banff, CAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Murphy 4ESE, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)11 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Tampa, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Weldon, USdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Grantville, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Stratford, AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Bryson City 2, USdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Mein Station, AUdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high min13.5 C (56.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Muenster, DEdaily low max12.5 C (54.5 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Needles, USdaily high max41.1 C (106.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Louisville, USdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)3 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Merungle, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1921Charlottetown, CAdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)7 years11 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 1921
Records on 09-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1921. 1921 had 33 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 1921. 1921 had 33 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).