Weather Records on 26 September 1933

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1933. Highest significance: Port Douglas - Warner St, AU.

Key Facts for 26 September 1933

On 26 September 1933, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 539 daily.
Port Douglas - Warner St set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.7 mm (3.6 in) on 26 September 1933.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 26 September 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonaparte 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Point Charles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 199, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 September 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	199
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1933 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

431 broken records

Margins by which the 431 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1933

Top 20 records on 26 September 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1933	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1933	Minonk, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Centerville, US	all-time rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Maytown, AU	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Ranike, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Grant City, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Unionville, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Watseka Public Works, US	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Fairfield, US	all-time rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Oregon, US	monthly rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1933	Chatham 2, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1933	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1933	Pontiac, US	all-time rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1933	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	34 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1933. 1933 had 554 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	379
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1