Weather Records on 1 September 1926

182 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 September 1926. Highest significance: Calgary Int'l A, CA.

Key Facts for 1 September 1926

On 1 September 1926, 182 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 171 daily.
Calgary Int'l A set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 1 September 1926.
Across 161 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

182 stations

182 station records on 1 September 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 September 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

182 records

Records set or tied on 1 September 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 68.

Records on 1 September 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 September 1926 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

138 broken records

Margins by which the 138 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 September 1926

Top 20 records on 1 September 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1926	Calgary Int'l A, CA	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 September 1926	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1926	Treherne, CA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1926	St Albans, CA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1926	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1926	Syracuse, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1926	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1926	Carroll, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1926	Sac City, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1926	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1926	Marshalltown, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1926	Walnut, US	all-time rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1926	Fergus Falls, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 September 1926	Galva, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1926	Bloomington Normal, US	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1926	Iowa City, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1926	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1926	Worcester, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1926	Toledo 3N, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1926	Napoleon, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	31 years	26 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

1797 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1926. 1926 had 182 records.

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

Records on 09-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1806	1
1819	1
1827	1
1831	1
1838	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	2
1869	3
1871	1
1873	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1881	5
1883	1
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1890	2
1892	2
1894	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	3
1900	2
1901	14
1902	5
1903	16
1904	9
1905	6
1906	26
1907	14
1908	26
1909	34
1910	22
1911	16
1912	47
1913	32
1914	23
1915	46
1916	16
1917	24
1918	31
1919	19
1920	31
1921	46
1922	67
1923	75
1924	210
1925	127
1926	182
1927	136
1928	166
1929	324
1930	264
1931	233
1932	550
1933	622
1934	654
1935	584
1936	385
1937	502
1938	373
1939	303
1940	333
1941	497
1942	532
1943	578
1944	377
1945	497
1946	642
1947	555
1948	460
1949	1,102
1950	849
1951	668
1952	644
1953	937
1954	407
1955	413
1956	504
1957	320
1958	427
1959	519
1960	408
1961	531
1962	368
1963	416
1964	621
1965	657
1966	596
1967	1,263
1968	604
1969	493
1970	502
1971	464
1972	518
1973	874
1974	895
1975	939
1976	627
1977	500
1978	809
1979	459
1980	671
1981	649
1982	642
1983	1,167
1984	619
1985	901
1986	964
1987	909
1988	651
1989	823
1990	749
1991	687
1992	1,010
1993	1,122
1994	1,291
1995	1,165
1996	823
1997	1,161
1998	1,159
1999	925
2000	1,613
2001	904
2002	778
2003	1,254
2004	827
2005	901
2006	1,157
2007	976
2008	1,204
2009	1,003
2010	1,313
2011	1,071
2012	874
2013	775
2014	515
2015	661
2016	522
2017	686
2018	399
2019	800
2020	689
2021	751
2022	1,016
2023	720
2024	938
2025	359
2026	521

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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 25	122
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1