Weather Records on 26 September 1929

183 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1929. Highest significance: Greenwood, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1929

On 26 September 1929, 183 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 176 daily.
Greenwood set a monthly record daily precipitation of 142.5 mm (5.6 in) on 26 September 1929.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

183 stations

183 station records on 26 September 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Power	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

183 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 September 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 176.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

141 broken records

Margins by which the 141 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1929

Top 20 records on 26 September 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1929	Greenwood, US	monthly rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1929	Washington 2 ESE, US	all-time rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1929	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1929	Marion, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1929	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1929	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1929	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1929	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1929	Anderson, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1929	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1929	W Pt, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1929	Augusta, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1929	St Peter, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1929	Canton, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1929	Carlton Brg, US	monthly rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1929	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1929	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1929	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1929	Morganton, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1929	Kennebec, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	29 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1929. 1929 had 183 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 20	114
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1