Weather Records on 5 September 1926

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 September 1926. Highest significance: Babuskin, RU.

Key Facts for 5 September 1926

On 5 September 1926, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 238 daily.
Babuskin set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 5 September 1926.
Across 157 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 5 September 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 September 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 5 September 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 84.

Records on 5 September 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 September 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 238.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

186 broken records

Margins by which the 186 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 September 1926

Top 20 records on 5 September 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 September 1926	Babuskin, RU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1926	Parkers Landing, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1926	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1926	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1926	Tulsa, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 September 1926	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1926	Macon, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1926	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1926	Lock Haven, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1926	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1926	Jim Thorpe, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1926	Sedan, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1926	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1926	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1926	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1926	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	53 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1926	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1926	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	24.3 C (75.7 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1926	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 1926	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	25 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

1802 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1926. 1926 had 243 records.

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

Records on 09-05 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1814	1
1833	1
1837	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	1
1856	1
1859	2
1861	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1892	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	7
1898	7
1899	2
1900	1
1901	4
1902	10
1903	14
1904	2
1905	17
1906	8
1907	11
1908	28
1909	16
1910	35
1911	23
1912	39
1913	24
1914	10
1915	27
1916	22
1917	28
1918	109
1919	60
1920	47
1921	82
1922	96
1923	204
1924	191
1925	298
1926	243
1927	71
1928	306
1929	371
1930	94
1931	381
1932	315
1933	361
1934	399
1935	432
1936	313
1937	291
1938	244
1939	317
1940	249
1941	470
1942	282
1943	593
1944	387
1945	447
1946	367
1947	557
1948	458
1949	421
1950	559
1951	251
1952	396
1953	728
1954	593
1955	517
1956	637
1957	323
1958	413
1959	367
1960	351
1961	727
1962	922
1963	554
1964	315
1965	899
1966	335
1967	1,092
1968	524
1969	556
1970	754
1971	736
1972	653
1973	669
1974	1,902
1975	388
1976	636
1977	344
1978	1,376
1979	611
1980	357
1981	448
1982	615
1983	1,181
1984	1,185
1985	1,231
1986	711
1987	618
1988	1,309
1989	522
1990	806
1991	598
1992	1,116
1993	635
1994	901
1995	1,168
1996	773
1997	1,460
1998	1,686
1999	1,215
2000	1,342
2001	626
2002	710
2003	860
2004	1,135
2005	502
2006	1,014
2007	1,344
2008	1,486
2009	765
2010	1,316
2011	1,186
2012	1,115
2013	798
2014	462
2015	846
2016	651
2017	778
2018	861
2019	724
2020	1,250
2021	424
2022	1,168
2023	1,166
2024	1,320
2025	695
2026	835

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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 10	142
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2