Weather Records on 30 September 1926

194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 September 1926. Highest significance: Hatfield (Benilkie), AU.

Key Facts for 30 September 1926

On 30 September 1926, 194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 192 daily.
Hatfield (Benilkie) set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 30 September 1926.
Across 161 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

194 stations

194 station records on 30 September 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 September 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa (Gipsy Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

194 records

Records set or tied on 30 September 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 133.

Records on 30 September 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 September 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

156 broken records

Margins by which the 156 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 September 1926

Top 20 records on 30 September 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 1926	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1926	Metten, DE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1926	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1926	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1926	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 September 1926	Greenville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1926	Gogeldrie, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1926	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1926	Billings Wtp, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1926	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1926	Flora 5 NW, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1926	Blayney Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1926	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1926	Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1926	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1926	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1926	Rocklands, ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1926	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1926	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1926	Condobolin Retirement Village, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	20 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

1806 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1926. 1926 had 194 records.

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

Records on 09-30 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1813	1
1817	1
1819	2
1834	1
1841	1
1842	1
1847	1
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	1
1866	1
1868	2
1869	3
1870	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	1
1881	5
1883	2
1885	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	4
1889	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	8
1895	5
1896	2
1897	3
1898	3
1899	12
1900	4
1901	11
1902	7
1903	9
1904	14
1905	25
1906	14
1907	16
1908	18
1909	10
1910	5
1911	47
1912	47
1913	10
1914	33
1915	84
1916	209
1917	19
1918	45
1919	28
1920	71
1921	61
1922	71
1923	183
1924	243
1925	211
1926	194
1927	486
1928	560
1929	181
1930	110
1931	225
1932	363
1933	437
1934	398
1935	209
1936	432
1937	417
1938	428
1939	371
1940	316
1941	482
1942	405
1943	404
1944	369
1945	889
1946	320
1947	433
1948	267
1949	366
1950	731
1951	597
1952	504
1953	1,136
1954	1,059
1955	406
1956	350
1957	663
1958	442
1959	1,159
1960	161
1961	618
1962	202
1963	818
1964	332
1965	459
1966	592
1967	859
1968	449
1969	465
1970	334
1971	1,359
1972	676
1973	407
1974	742
1975	686
1976	775
1977	870
1978	399
1979	479
1980	832
1981	688
1982	806
1983	1,102
1984	1,267
1985	1,892
1986	1,805
1987	649
1988	453
1989	713
1990	665
1991	949
1992	980
1993	988
1994	816
1995	1,061
1996	1,396
1997	729
1998	1,206
1999	1,144
2000	887
2001	699
2002	677
2003	1,079
2004	573
2005	761
2006	617
2007	841
2008	585
2009	826
2010	1,059
2011	1,258
2012	637
2013	634
2014	529
2015	997
2016	746
2017	404
2018	717
2019	2,192
2020	554
2021	823
2022	563
2023	1,012
2024	948
2025	559
2026	523

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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	121
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1