Weather Records on 26 September 1931

437 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1931. Highest significance: Jalesar, IN.

Key Facts for 26 September 1931

On 26 September 1931, 437 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 433 daily.
Jalesar set a daily record precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 26 September 1931.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

437 stations

437 station records on 26 September 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mat	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meerut Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dataganj	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palwal	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandra Rao	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kundhra	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

437 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 September 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 September 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 433.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1931

Top 20 records on 26 September 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1931	Jalesar, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Spencer, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Marietta Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Mat, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Meerut Obsy, IN	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Millsboro, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Fredericksburg Np, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Irwin, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Robertsburg, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Carcoar (Errowanbang), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Lancaster 2 NW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Buckhannon, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1931	Lima Wwtp, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1931. 1931 had 437 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	313
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3