Weather Records on 26 September 1928

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1928. Highest significance: Galway, IE.

Key Facts for 26 September 1928

On 26 September 1928, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 391 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 363 daily.
Galway set a daily record low minimum temperature of 2.2 C (36.0 F) on 26 September 1928.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 26 September 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hinton 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 244, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.

Records on 26 September 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	244
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 64, daily 363.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

338 broken records

Margins by which the 338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1928

Top 20 records on 26 September 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1928	Galway, IE	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Havana, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Marengo, US	monthly low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Mauzy, US	monthly low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Mt Vernon, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Shelbyville 1 E, US	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Hinton 1, US	monthly low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Palestine, US	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Cambridge City 3 N, US	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Columbus, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Scottsburg, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Bardstown, US	monthly low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Irvington, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Maysville Wwtp, US	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Williamsburg 2, US	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Eastport, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Marble Hill, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Hillsboro, US	monthly low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1928	Hamburg, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	12 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1928. 1928 had 427 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 2	217
2 to 4	98
4 to 6	16
6 to 8	3
8 to 10	1
10 to 12	1
12 to 14	2