Weather Records on 26 September 1938

429 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1938. Highest significance: Nordby (Fano), DK.

Key Facts for 26 September 1938

On 26 September 1938, 429 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 427 daily.
Nordby (Fano) set a daily record high maximum temperature of 23.8 C (74.8 F) on 26 September 1938.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

429 stations

429 station records on 26 September 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angiola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokshetay	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

429 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 260, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.

Records on 26 September 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	260
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 427.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1938

Top 20 records on 26 September 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1938	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	23.8 C (74.8 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Putbus, DE	daily high max	21.3 C (70.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Nagamangala, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Husum, DE	daily high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	63 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Hot Springs, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Oelrichs, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Angiola, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Trenton, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Mayville, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Calera, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Campbell, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Palghat, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	21.6 C (70.9 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Mena, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Columbus, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1938	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	40 years	22 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1938. 1938 had 429 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 5	315
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1