Weather Records on 19 October 1926

141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 October 1926. Highest significance: Springbok, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 October 1926

On 19 October 1926, 141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 140 daily.
Springbok set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 19 October 1926.
Across 159 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

141 stations

141 station records on 19 October 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 October 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

141 records

Records set or tied on 19 October 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 19 October 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 19 October 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 140.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

95 broken records

Margins by which the 95 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 October 1926

Top 20 records on 19 October 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 October 1926	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1926	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1926	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	82 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1926	Pointe Riche, CA	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 1926	Emporia 1 S, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	Lebo, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily low min	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	43 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	Cet Central England, GB	daily low min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	1 year	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	Columbia Wb City, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1926	Stoney Creek, CA	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	16 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 141 records.

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

Records on 10-19 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1808	1
1811	2
1812	1
1826	1
1835	2
1843	1
1845	1
1849	1
1851	1
1854	1
1856	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1870	1
1874	5
1875	1
1877	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1885	1
1888	4
1889	1
1890	2
1891	6
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	5
1897	5
1898	10
1899	3
1900	5
1901	8
1902	6
1903	4
1904	32
1905	26
1906	24
1907	13
1908	20
1909	14
1910	40
1911	14
1912	15
1913	16
1914	25
1915	25
1916	61
1917	114
1918	24
1919	23
1920	82
1921	88
1922	110
1923	89
1924	153
1925	194
1926	141
1927	340
1928	157
1929	131
1930	635
1931	236
1932	327
1933	497
1934	288
1935	432
1936	409
1937	476
1938	400
1939	264
1940	864
1941	237
1942	270
1943	523
1944	295
1945	377
1946	297
1947	1,056
1948	855
1949	903
1950	1,126
1951	231
1952	253
1953	1,004
1954	490
1955	475
1956	490
1957	348
1958	527
1959	365
1960	546
1961	319
1962	341
1963	796
1964	585
1965	495
1966	988
1967	464
1968	522
1969	532
1970	374
1971	933
1972	2,304
1973	745
1974	922
1975	436
1976	1,386
1977	353
1978	440
1979	1,237
1980	659
1981	494
1982	855
1983	930
1984	1,724
1985	974
1986	505
1987	511
1988	646
1989	1,891
1990	732
1991	882
1992	1,145
1993	1,044
1994	746
1995	814
1996	829
1997	1,025
1998	790
1999	709
2000	1,039
2001	630
2002	1,018
2003	1,448
2004	1,569
2005	980
2006	1,023
2007	1,282
2008	407
2009	1,207
2010	567
2011	742
2012	981
2013	467
2014	1,077
2015	767
2016	1,013
2017	500
2018	516
2019	518
2020	1,032
2021	599
2022	1,675
2023	1,136
2024	859
2025	498

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 October 1926
Margin	Records
0 to 10	83
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	4