Weather Records on 22 September 1926

214 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 September 1926. Highest significance: St John's, CA.

Key Facts for 22 September 1926

On 22 September 1926, 214 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 202 daily.
St John's set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 22 September 1926.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

214 stations

214 station records on 22 September 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 September 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

214 records

Records set or tied on 22 September 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 22 September 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 22 September 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

174 broken records

Margins by which the 174 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 September 1926

Top 20 records on 22 September 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 September 1926	St John's, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1926	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 1926	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	29.1 C (84.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Barkerville, CA	monthly low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Kamloops, CA	monthly low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Iowa City, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	monthly high max	28.1 C (82.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Sidney 2 N, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Bella Coola, CA	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Fort St James, CA	monthly low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	monthly high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	David City 4E, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Syracuse, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1926	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	23 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 214 records.

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

Records on 09-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1824	1
1825	1
1827	1
1830	1
1835	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	2
1845	1
1846	1
1848	1
1851	3
1855	1
1856	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1877	4
1878	1
1881	2
1882	3
1885	1
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	3
1898	8
1899	12
1900	3
1901	3
1902	7
1903	4
1904	34
1905	5
1906	16
1907	12
1908	10
1909	6
1910	18
1911	17
1912	17
1913	43
1914	48
1915	23
1916	236
1917	128
1918	25
1919	64
1920	35
1921	44
1922	27
1923	118
1924	132
1925	265
1926	214
1927	160
1928	119
1929	166
1930	231
1931	732
1932	189
1933	230
1934	348
1935	231
1936	448
1937	507
1938	394
1939	266
1940	621
1941	424
1942	323
1943	266
1944	299
1945	739
1946	288
1947	583
1948	345
1949	385
1950	394
1951	419
1952	383
1953	253
1954	359
1955	584
1956	490
1957	580
1958	633
1959	416
1960	360
1961	555
1962	732
1963	351
1964	249
1965	841
1966	595
1967	507
1968	526
1969	488
1970	1,197
1971	500
1972	448
1973	509
1974	1,075
1975	591
1976	538
1977	632
1978	620
1979	991
1980	1,199
1981	754
1982	1,122
1983	2,060
1984	614
1985	820
1986	729
1987	1,300
1988	665
1989	1,155
1990	795
1991	758
1992	1,011
1993	1,448
1994	941
1995	2,498
1996	916
1997	851
1998	1,251
1999	1,172
2000	1,508
2001	604
2002	718
2003	1,472
2004	948
2005	1,155
2006	1,260
2007	896
2008	830
2009	985
2010	1,217
2011	611
2012	568
2013	673
2014	812
2015	666
2016	1,096
2017	1,272
2018	574
2019	651
2020	687
2021	432
2022	985
2023	905
2024	502
2025	387
2026	309

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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	159
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1