Weather Records on 26 September 1937

175 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1937. Highest significance: Gadhinglaj, IN.

Key Facts for 26 September 1937

On 26 September 1937, 175 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 172 daily.
Gadhinglaj set a daily record precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 26 September 1937.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 415 records.

Record Map

175 stations

175 station records on 26 September 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyan	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baxter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poona	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagirikota	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dahej	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vagra	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

175 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 70.

Records on 26 September 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 1, daily 172.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

140 broken records

Margins by which the 140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1937

Top 20 records on 26 September 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1937	Gadhinglaj, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1937	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1937	Goorangoola, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1937	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1937	Alandi, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1937	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	all-time rain	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1937	Koratagere, IN	all-time rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1937	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1937	Kalyan, IN	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1937	Kalgoorlie Post Office, AU	daily high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1937	Baxter, US	monthly low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1937	Poona, IN	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1937	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1937	Mulbagal, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1937	Vellore, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1937	Timovskoe, RU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1937	St John's, CA	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1937	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1937	Perumbalur, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1937	Holly Springs 2 N, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	21 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1937. 1937 had 175 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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Data for records on 1937-09-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	103
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1