Weather Records on 26 September 1927

233 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1927. Highest significance: Harrisville, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1927

On 26 September 1927, 233 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 186 daily.
Harrisville set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 26 September 1927.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

233 stations

233 station records on 26 September 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

233 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 September 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 September 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 47, daily 186.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

203 broken records

Margins by which the 203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1927

Top 20 records on 26 September 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1927	Harrisville, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1927	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Arapaho, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	La Crosse Wb City, US	monthly low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Saint Paul, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Wray, US	monthly low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Hays 1 S, US	monthly low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Beaver City, US	monthly low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Genoa 2 W, US	monthly low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	monthly low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Humboldt 3 W, US	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Sac City, US	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Franklin, US	monthly low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	W Pt, US	monthly low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Madison Wb City, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	monthly low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Greeley, US	monthly low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Ravenna, US	monthly low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1927	Oshkosh, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	22 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

1812 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1927. 1927 had 233 records.

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

Records on 09-26 in each year
Year	Records
1812	2
1816	1
1825	2
1835	1
1836	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	1
1852	1
1855	2
1858	1
1859	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	2
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1878	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	7
1882	1
1885	6
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	4
1895	8
1896	4
1897	1
1898	2
1899	5
1900	5
1901	6
1902	8
1903	11
1904	9
1905	20
1906	11
1907	9
1908	31
1909	14
1910	11
1911	19
1912	29
1913	29
1914	24
1915	71
1916	111
1917	49
1918	34
1919	39
1920	66
1921	33
1922	277
1923	89
1924	148
1925	162
1926	658
1927	233
1928	427
1929	183
1930	382
1931	437
1932	183
1933	554
1934	415
1935	248
1936	337
1937	175
1938	429
1939	514
1940	634
1941	233
1942	752
1943	526
1944	243
1945	470
1946	285
1947	630
1948	554
1949	430
1950	526
1951	540
1952	572
1953	364
1954	471
1955	304
1956	701
1957	510
1958	493
1959	505
1960	555
1961	472
1962	401
1963	629
1964	570
1965	710
1966	480
1967	411
1968	311
1969	187
1970	721
1971	649
1972	984
1973	927
1974	854
1975	1,215
1976	692
1977	943
1978	469
1979	566
1980	709
1981	559
1982	1,042
1983	565
1984	1,256
1985	470
1986	1,892
1987	911
1988	445
1989	1,008
1990	618
1991	1,110
1992	725
1993	814
1994	548
1995	836
1996	807
1997	943
1998	1,505
1999	869
2000	1,440
2001	1,354
2002	861
2003	739
2004	507
2005	1,541
2006	620
2007	970
2008	896
2009	1,063
2010	1,063
2011	988
2012	538
2013	774
2014	800
2015	815
2016	660
2017	1,045
2018	747
2019	561
2020	1,170
2021	494
2022	533
2023	543
2024	1,196
2025	435
2026	393

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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	164
5 to 10	18
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	7
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1