Weather Records on 25 October 1926

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 October 1926. Highest significance: Postmyr I Drangedal, NO.

Key Facts for 25 October 1926

On 25 October 1926, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 249 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 385 daily.
Postmyr I Drangedal set a daily record snow depth of 48.0 cm (18.9 in) on 25 October 1926.
Across 163 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 25 October 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 October 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pawtucket	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 25 October 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 154, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 25 October 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	154
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 25 October 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 385.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 October 1926

Top 20 records on 25 October 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 1926	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1926	Eastport, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1926	Chatham, CA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Vouziers, FR	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Castle Mountain, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Durham, GB	monthly low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Zanesville Wwtp, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Pawtucket, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Mc Minnville, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low max	3.2 C (37.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Saint John, CA	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Athens, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 1926	Gardiner, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	23 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

1800 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1926. 1926 had 391 records.

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

Records on 10-25 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1831	1
1834	1
1840	1
1841	1
1845	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1861	2
1864	1
1866	2
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1879	2
1881	1
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	4
1890	11
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1895	2
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	8
1900	3
1901	3
1902	13
1903	4
1904	10
1905	20
1906	18
1907	14
1908	32
1909	19
1910	15
1911	28
1912	18
1913	51
1914	33
1915	50
1916	19
1917	29
1918	36
1919	73
1920	158
1921	47
1922	210
1923	117
1924	122
1925	297
1926	391
1927	358
1928	104
1929	262
1930	260
1931	317
1932	380
1933	433
1934	983
1935	302
1936	205
1937	328
1938	461
1939	934
1940	491
1941	323
1942	383
1943	321
1944	273
1945	437
1946	460
1947	668
1948	169
1949	761
1950	408
1951	493
1952	331
1953	278
1954	687
1955	573
1956	501
1957	907
1958	285
1959	904
1960	439
1961	237
1962	937
1963	1,115
1964	245
1965	529
1966	347
1967	493
1968	376
1969	462
1970	693
1971	996
1972	409
1973	339
1974	470
1975	1,326
1976	832
1977	824
1978	460
1979	720
1980	967
1981	1,200
1982	1,107
1983	484
1984	1,135
1985	595
1986	665
1987	572
1988	594
1989	1,543
1990	554
1991	1,413
1992	1,208
1993	569
1994	610
1995	667
1996	1,016
1997	2,375
1998	903
1999	1,110
2000	1,469
2001	1,338
2002	1,779
2003	1,215
2004	1,107
2005	1,695
2006	1,165
2007	1,289
2008	722
2009	576
2010	1,240
2011	748
2012	1,267
2013	656
2014	945
2015	499
2016	569
2017	737
2018	402
2019	1,000
2020	3,067
2021	1,081
2022	778
2023	1,254
2024	724
2025	505

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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 100	329
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1