Weather Records on 26 October 1937

248 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1937. Highest significance: Sonamarg &, IN.

Key Facts for 26 October 1937

On 26 October 1937, 248 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 246 daily.
Sonamarg & set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 26 October 1937.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

248 stations

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

Weather records on 26 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deolgaon Raja	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skardu	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windellima (Budjong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra (Duntroon Military Co	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sakardu Obsy	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Touchet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

248 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 102.

Records on 26 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 246.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

206 broken records

Margins by which the 206 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1937

Top 20 records on 26 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1937	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1937	Sangareddi(Rev), IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1937	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1937	Vishnupur, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1937	Le Bourget, FR	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Dras, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Raipur, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Deolgaon Raja, IN	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Nevasa, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Kistwar, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Parnu, EE	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	58 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Putbus, DE	daily high max	13.4 C (56.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Andenes, NO	daily high min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	38.4 C (101.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Asheville, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1937	Skardu, PK	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 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

1816 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1937. 1937 had 248 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	176
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2