Weather Records on 15 October 1926

125 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1926. Highest significance: Braunschweig (T.H.), DE.

Key Facts for 15 October 1926

On 15 October 1926, 125 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 122 daily.
Braunschweig (T.H.) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.5 mm (1.6 in) on 15 October 1926.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

125 stations

125 station records on 15 October 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

125 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 October 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 October 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 122.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

107 broken records

Margins by which the 107 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1926

Top 20 records on 15 October 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1926	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	monthly rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1926	Magdeburg, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1926	Fort St James, CA	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Brocken, DE	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Weissenburg, DE	daily high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high min	12.7 C (54.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Artern, DE	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Potsdam, DE	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high min	12.6 C (54.7 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Kazan, RU	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Boerne, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1926	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	25 years	18 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

1794 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 125 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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	94
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1