Weather Records on 23 September 1926

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 September 1926. Highest significance: Toledo Blade, US.

Key Facts for 23 September 1926

On 23 September 1926, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 407 daily.
Toledo Blade set a daily record precipitation of 62.0 mm (2.4 in) on 23 September 1926.
Across 169 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 23 September 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 September 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 23 September 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 September 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 September 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 52, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

390 broken records

Margins by which the 390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 September 1926

Top 20 records on 23 September 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 September 1926	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1926	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1926	Wheeling (1), US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1926	Hiram, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1926	Chatham 2, CA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1926	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1926	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1926	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1926	Hillsdale, US	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 September 1926	Vickery 2 NW, US	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1926	Helena Wb City, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1926	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1926	Tiffin, US	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1926	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1926	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1926	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1926	Calgary Int'l A, CA	monthly low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1926	Swift Current, CA	monthly low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1926	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 1926	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	30 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 459 records.

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

Records on 09-23 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1799	1
1804	1
1832	1
1835	1
1838	1
1842	3
1843	1
1845	2
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	3
1855	1
1859	2
1864	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1881	4
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	4
1895	9
1896	5
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	2
1902	6
1903	7
1904	19
1905	6
1906	6
1907	19
1908	19
1909	15
1910	8
1911	11
1912	15
1913	22
1914	29
1915	25
1916	324
1917	56
1918	34
1919	40
1920	44
1921	47
1922	34
1923	74
1924	194
1925	223
1926	459
1927	247
1928	382
1929	198
1930	472
1931	600
1932	383
1933	281
1934	361
1935	239
1936	377
1937	557
1938	389
1939	279
1940	374
1941	490
1942	557
1943	322
1944	381
1945	652
1946	623
1947	803
1948	259
1949	496
1950	267
1951	462
1952	432
1953	271
1954	324
1955	852
1956	299
1957	539
1958	641
1959	307
1960	470
1961	670
1962	344
1963	568
1964	322
1965	783
1966	528
1967	341
1968	481
1969	450
1970	1,457
1971	578
1972	461
1973	674
1974	1,543
1975	1,038
1976	463
1977	616
1978	500
1979	586
1980	1,037
1981	717
1982	775
1983	1,744
1984	1,121
1985	924
1986	740
1987	1,077
1988	653
1989	1,376
1990	702
1991	519
1992	976
1993	983
1994	1,140
1995	1,868
1996	809
1997	1,060
1998	1,326
1999	1,207
2000	2,026
2001	790
2002	930
2003	1,243
2004	986
2005	1,207
2006	1,509
2007	1,153
2008	835
2009	1,201
2010	1,360
2011	666
2012	785
2013	573
2014	595
2015	587
2016	774
2017	1,371
2018	693
2019	565
2020	618
2021	602
2022	551
2023	812
2024	499
2025	449
2026	384

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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	362
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1