Weather Records on 16 September 1926

116 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 September 1926. Highest significance: Stratford, CA.

Key Facts for 16 September 1926

On 16 September 1926, 116 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 114 daily.
Stratford set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 16 September 1926.
Across 168 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

116 stations

116 station records on 16 September 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 September 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maristova	Norway	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Majura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

116 records

Records set or tied on 16 September 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 30, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 September 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	30
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 September 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 114.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

90 broken records

Margins by which the 90 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 September 1926

Top 20 records on 16 September 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 September 1926	Stratford, CA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
16 September 1926	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Las Animas, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Bramfield Post Office, AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Elliston, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Kamloops, CA	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Great Falls 16St, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Havre Wb City, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Great Falls 16St, US	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1926	Treherne, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	17 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

1793 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 116 records.

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

Records on 09-16 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1807	1
1809	1
1823	2
1828	1
1829	1
1833	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	1
1848	2
1850	1
1852	1
1854	2
1857	1
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1877	4
1879	1
1882	1
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	9
1890	1
1892	2
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	3
1903	18
1904	5
1905	9
1906	12
1907	14
1908	15
1909	18
1910	26
1911	18
1912	58
1913	43
1914	35
1915	50
1916	60
1917	180
1918	125
1919	26
1920	164
1921	62
1922	147
1923	151
1924	77
1925	212
1926	116
1927	382
1928	62
1929	121
1930	235
1931	568
1932	533
1933	321
1934	519
1935	303
1936	442
1937	536
1938	296
1939	666
1940	188
1941	319
1942	504
1943	270
1944	284
1945	390
1946	610
1947	763
1948	541
1949	486
1950	506
1951	290
1952	378
1953	317
1954	554
1955	490
1956	605
1957	500
1958	538
1959	983
1960	235
1961	833
1962	479
1963	491
1964	859
1965	1,159
1966	838
1967	427
1968	496
1969	360
1970	627
1971	617
1972	451
1973	608
1974	385
1975	836
1976	878
1977	577
1978	421
1979	1,025
1980	568
1981	765
1982	863
1983	814
1984	898
1985	539
1986	862
1987	783
1988	786
1989	854
1990	593
1991	1,367
1992	1,073
1993	1,542
1994	1,008
1995	976
1996	1,403
1997	1,028
1998	1,466
1999	879
2000	1,315
2001	819
2002	1,117
2003	627
2004	746
2005	1,112
2006	1,274
2007	895
2008	1,000
2009	754
2010	880
2011	1,265
2012	572
2013	673
2014	490
2015	926
2016	767
2017	583
2018	921
2019	742
2020	674
2021	454
2022	521
2023	568
2024	885
2025	578
2026	920

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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 20	85
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1