Weather Records on 21 September 1926

178 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 September 1926. Highest significance: Eufaula, US.

Key Facts for 21 September 1926

On 21 September 1926, 178 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 171 daily.
Eufaula set a daily record precipitation of 153.2 mm (6.0 in) on 21 September 1926.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

178 stations

178 station records on 21 September 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 September 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warratta Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

178 records

Records set or tied on 21 September 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 21 September 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 September 1926 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

136 broken records

Margins by which the 136 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 September 1926

Top 20 records on 21 September 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 September 1926	Eufaula, US	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1926	Ft Deposit, US	all-time rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1926	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1926	Highland Home, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1926	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1926	Blakely, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1926	Marshallville 6 S, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 1926	Calgary Int'l A, CA	monthly low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1926	Talbotton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1926	Barkerville, CA	monthly low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1926	Edmonton, CA	monthly low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1926	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1926	Tallahassee, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1926	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1926	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1926	Macon, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1926	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1926	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1926	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 1926	Port Arthur, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	21 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

1805 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1926. 1926 had 178 records.

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

Records on 09-21 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1812	1
1825	2
1840	1
1841	1
1842	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	2
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	1
1891	10
1892	1
1893	10
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	6
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	5
1902	5
1903	8
1904	20
1905	12
1906	17
1907	10
1908	17
1909	10
1910	8
1911	18
1912	26
1913	37
1914	29
1915	34
1916	48
1917	28
1918	43
1919	54
1920	29
1921	64
1922	35
1923	232
1924	291
1925	278
1926	178
1927	165
1928	81
1929	232
1930	82
1931	681
1932	242
1933	193
1934	492
1935	199
1936	329
1937	487
1938	508
1939	308
1940	908
1941	416
1942	291
1943	407
1944	413
1945	507
1946	176
1947	534
1948	301
1949	298
1950	334
1951	241
1952	430
1953	382
1954	453
1955	752
1956	1,100
1957	366
1958	588
1959	513
1960	418
1961	441
1962	1,085
1963	306
1964	374
1965	1,088
1966	565
1967	577
1968	790
1969	593
1970	708
1971	645
1972	599
1973	421
1974	652
1975	528
1976	694
1977	918
1978	818
1979	736
1980	990
1981	696
1982	1,484
1983	2,207
1984	707
1985	796
1986	671
1987	965
1988	557
1989	1,002
1990	716
1991	1,021
1992	752
1993	911
1994	713
1995	2,002
1996	1,233
1997	1,112
1998	1,481
1999	1,025
2000	884
2001	718
2002	696
2003	959
2004	888
2005	1,143
2006	920
2007	742
2008	740
2009	715
2010	1,290
2011	542
2012	595
2013	769
2014	716
2015	565
2016	989
2017	1,178
2018	1,051
2019	833
2020	580
2021	465
2022	1,049
2023	783
2024	470
2025	591
2026	478

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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 2026-10-14 (14 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	118
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1