Weather Records on 26 September 1936

337 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1936. Highest significance: Jagersfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 September 1936

On 26 September 1936, 337 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 320 daily.
Jagersfontein set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 26 September 1936.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

337 stations

337 station records on 26 September 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guhagar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dapoli	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorin	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ratnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mysore	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kampli	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahad	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manatu	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

337 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 September 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 September 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1936

Top 20 records on 26 September 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1936	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Alton 1 W, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	White River, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Trichur, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Guhagar, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Malayattur, IN	monthly rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Ernakulam, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Ft Smith, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Ft Stanton, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Waiopai Rch 256, US	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Dodballapur, IN	all-time rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Mulki, IN	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Keokuk L&D 19, US	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1936	Ft Stanton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	40 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1936. 1936 had 337 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	203
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1