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Weather Records on 26 October 1926

381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1926. Highest significance: Asheville, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 1926

  • On 26 October 1926, 381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 53 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 369 daily.
  • Asheville set a daily record low maximum temperature of 3.9 C (39.0 F) on 26 October 1926.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

381 stations
Weather records on 26 October 1926 381 station records on 26 October 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
381 station records on 26 October 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 October 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
AshevilleUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)34 of 100 (Routine)
VingaSwedenRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
BrantfordCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord snow depth20.0 cm (7.9 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-5.2 C (22.6 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIVUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn CharlestonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-16.0 C (3.2 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
MadisonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
CarthageUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra ChaletAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high maximum temperature18.4 C (65.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
NewberryUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ArgoonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitton (Conapaira St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'RussiaRecord daily precipitation12.3 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Puckawidgee BackAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UmatillaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Prickley RangeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BenerembahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GoolgumblaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg FuhlsbuettelGermanyRecord daily precipitation15.3 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Collector (Brookdale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine HillsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool MotorsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GeorgetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.0 cm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TarcuttaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby WineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RichmondUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton DwtnUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes GardenUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
BeloitUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Coolamon Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

381 records
Records on 26 October 1926 by type Records set or tied on 26 October 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 8. 050100150Highest daily maximum: 28Lowest daily maximum: 140Highest daily minimum: 25Lowest daily minimum: 62Heaviest daily rainfall: 109Heaviest daily snowfall: 9Deepest snow cover: 8Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 October 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 8.
Records on 26 October 1926 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum28
Lowest daily maximum140
Highest daily minimum25
Lowest daily minimum62
Heaviest daily rainfall109
Heaviest daily snowfall9
Deepest snow cover8
Records on 26 October 1926 by timescale Records on 26 October 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 369. 0100200300400all-time: 0monthly: 12daily: 369all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 October 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 369.
Records on 26 October 1926 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly12
daily369

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 October 1926 Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted. 01002003000 to 10: 30010 to 20: 1320 to 30: 530 to 40: 440 to 50: 150 to 60: 360 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 October 1926
MarginRecords
0 to 10300
10 to 2013
20 to 305
30 to 404
40 to 501
50 to 603
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1926
Top 20 records on 26 October 1926 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 October 1926Asheville, USdaily low max3.9 C (39.0 F)8.9 C (16.0 F)36 years34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Vinga, SEdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)7 years30 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Brantford, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)49 years29 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Altastenberg, DEmonthly snow depth20.0 cm (7.9 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)32 years28 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Guelph Oac, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)44 years27 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Harnosand, SEmonthly low max-5.2 C (22.6 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)30 years26 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Clemson UNIV, USdaily low max8.3 C (46.9 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)27 years25 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Dwtn Charleston, USdaily low max12.2 C (54.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)24 years25 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Harnosand, SEmonthly low min-16.0 C (3.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)28 years24 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Madison, USdaily low max8.9 C (48.0 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)27 years24 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Carthage, USdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)34 years24 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Kiandra Chalet, AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)55 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Orillia, CAdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)3.1 cm (1.2 in)38 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Ekaterinburg, RUdaily high max18.4 C (65.1 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)30 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Dahlonega 4WSW, USmonthly low max3.3 C (37.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)15 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Lexington Bluegrass AP, USdaily low max4.4 C (39.9 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)35 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Alton, CAdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)3.9 cm (1.5 in)23 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Athens, USmonthly low max6.1 C (43.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)0 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Newberry, USdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)27 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1926Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)63 years20 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

1816 to 1926
Records on 10-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1926. 1926 had 381 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001816: 11831: 11832: 11840: 11841: 11843: 11849: 11856: 11859: 11861: 11864: 11866: 31868: 21870: 11871: 41874: 11879: 21880: 21881: 11883: 11885: 11886: 21887: 81888: 61889: 21890: 51891: 21892: 51894: 21895: 21898: 21899: 71900: 51901: 41902: 41903: 161904: 61905: 181906: 81907: 121908: 251909: 101910: 101911: 71912: 241913: 381914: 271915: 341916: 591917: 471918: 581919: 721920: 571921: 331922: 1471923: 681924: 1021925: 1851926: 3811927: 5221928: 1741929: 1371930: 2281931: 3591932: 4681933: 6051934: 3311935: 1741936: 5281937: 2481938: 2011939: 1,1401940: 5161941: 6881942: 9261943: 4661944: 3571945: 4341946: 4811947: 5331948: 1581949: 3681950: 6541951: 3371952: 4171953: 4491954: 7281955: 4841956: 3781957: 1,0821958: 1871959: 4881960: 3151961: 2141962: 1,1361963: 1,0791964: 4171965: 4501966: 2711967: 3921968: 4781969: 4931970: 7441971: 1,0211972: 3621973: 3621974: 2661975: 7871976: 8181977: 8641978: 4951979: 7591980: 9531981: 7611982: 8371983: 5641984: 7901985: 5591986: 6021987: 7041988: 8961989: 1,6281990: 5821991: 1,6601992: 7261993: 6151994: 6101995: 9111996: 1,6511997: 2,9431998: 1,1251999: 9942000: 1,0912001: 9392002: 1,0882003: 1,2712004: 1,1222005: 1,1652006: 1,8222007: 1,1832008: 6312009: 7462010: 1,5422011: 7972012: 1,0482013: 8002014: 9772015: 4302016: 7192017: 4742018: 5922019: 8962020: 3,9422021: 7282022: 6262023: 1,6282024: 7902025: 6111816187919001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1926. 1926 had 381 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-26 in each year
YearRecords
18161
18311
18321
18401
18411
18431
18491
18561
18591
18611
18641
18663
18682
18701
18714
18741
18792
18802
18811
18831
18851
18862
18878
18886
18892
18905
18912
18925
18942
18952
18982
18997
19005
19014
19024
190316
19046
190518
19068
190712
190825
190910
191010
19117
191224
191338
191427
191534
191659
191747
191858
191972
192057
192133
1922147
192368
1924102
1925185
1926381
1927522
1928174
1929137
1930228
1931359
1932468
1933605
1934331
1935174
1936528
1937248
1938201
19391,140
1940516
1941688
1942926
1943466
1944357
1945434
1946481
1947533
1948158
1949368
1950654
1951337
1952417
1953449
1954728
1955484
1956378
19571,082
1958187
1959488
1960315
1961214
19621,136
19631,079
1964417
1965450
1966271
1967392
1968478
1969493
1970744
19711,021
1972362
1973362
1974266
1975787
1976818
1977864
1978495
1979759
1980953
1981761
1982837
1983564
1984790
1985559
1986602
1987704
1988896
19891,628
1990582
19911,660
1992726
1993615
1994610
1995911
19961,651
19972,943
19981,125
1999994
20001,091
2001939
20021,088
20031,271
20041,122
20051,165
20061,822
20071,183
2008631
2009746
20101,542
2011797
20121,048
2013800
2014977
2015430
2016719
2017474
2018592
2019896
20203,942
2021728
2022626
20231,628
2024790
2025611

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).