Weather Records on 4 October 1926

255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 October 1926. Highest significance: Aberdeen, US.

Key Facts for 4 October 1926

On 4 October 1926, 255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 213 daily.
Aberdeen set a daily record precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 4 October 1926.
Across 160 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

255 stations

255 station records on 4 October 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 October 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minto	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Ridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seacombe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

255 records

Records set or tied on 4 October 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 67.

Records on 4 October 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 October 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 213.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

170 broken records

Margins by which the 170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 October 1926

Top 20 records on 4 October 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 October 1926	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1926	Oakbank, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1926	Waterloo, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 1926	Minto, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Ozark, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Amenia, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Fayette, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	25.7 C (78.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Rogers, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Durham, GB	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Benton Ridge, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Marion, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Mellette 4 W, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Watertown Wwtp, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1926	Armagh, GB	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	22 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

1795 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 255 records.

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

Records on 10-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	1
1841	2
1843	1
1844	2
1847	2
1853	1
1859	1
1864	8
1865	2
1867	1
1868	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	3
1884	4
1885	2
1886	3
1888	5
1889	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	2
1893	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	3
1898	4
1899	1
1900	3
1901	9
1902	5
1903	8
1904	5
1905	11
1906	29
1907	10
1908	18
1909	13
1910	21
1911	23
1912	101
1913	12
1914	18
1915	13
1916	137
1917	157
1918	127
1919	30
1920	31
1921	46
1922	44
1923	21
1924	63
1925	130
1926	255
1927	172
1928	131
1929	339
1930	244
1931	361
1932	413
1933	299
1934	121
1935	833
1936	161
1937	483
1938	440
1939	345
1940	220
1941	850
1942	198
1943	426
1944	328
1945	543
1946	314
1947	592
1948	449
1949	491
1950	565
1951	617
1952	717
1953	358
1954	999
1955	630
1956	467
1957	533
1958	704
1959	812
1960	246
1961	758
1962	313
1963	528
1964	389
1965	760
1966	464
1967	440
1968	587
1969	628
1970	539
1971	361
1972	712
1973	604
1974	1,846
1975	681
1976	869
1977	517
1978	488
1979	733
1980	975
1981	994
1982	415
1983	762
1984	864
1985	863
1986	1,265
1987	1,502
1988	713
1989	742
1990	845
1991	813
1992	866
1993	956
1994	1,341
1995	1,192
1996	1,012
1997	928
1998	1,487
1999	1,596
2000	917
2001	547
2002	1,465
2003	610
2004	562
2005	1,973
2006	987
2007	997
2008	935
2009	1,431
2010	1,230
2011	919
2012	864
2013	1,130
2014	611
2015	741
2016	680
2017	780
2018	979
2019	1,131
2020	897
2021	644
2022	561
2023	936
2024	1,197
2025	979
2026	942

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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 5	143
5 to 10	11
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	1