Weather Records on 26 September 1930

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1930. Highest significance: Goldberg, DE.

Key Facts for 26 September 1930

On 26 September 1930, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
273 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 380 daily.
Goldberg set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 26 September 1930.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 26 September 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 96.

Records on 26 September 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1930

Top 20 records on 26 September 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1930	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1930	St Ignace, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1930	Iowa City, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1930	Sycamore, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1930	Eau Claire, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1930	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1930	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1930	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1930	Old Mission, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1930	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1930	Port Arthur, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1930	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1930	Farmington 3NW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1930	Marengo, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1930	Orillia, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1930	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1930	Ozark, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1930	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1930	Decatur, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1930	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1930. 1930 had 382 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 10	259
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3