Weather Records on 26 September 1939

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1939. Highest significance: Damra, IN.

Key Facts for 26 September 1939

On 26 September 1939, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 484 daily.
Damra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 174.8 mm (6.9 in) on 26 September 1939.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 26 September 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	274.8 mm (10.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Daudnagar(Haspur)	India	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewers Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mawphlang Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 September 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 September 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

427 broken records

Margins by which the 427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1939

Top 20 records on 26 September 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1939	Damra, IN	monthly rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Mahendraganj, IN	monthly rain	274.8 mm (10.8 in)	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Panki, IN	monthly rain	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Merrill, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Daudnagar(Haspur), IN	daily rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	N Fk Rs, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Barduar, IN	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Pakribarwan, IN	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Rani(Ranigoda), IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Cuyamaca, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Brome, CA	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Asthawan, IN	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Sherbrooke, CA	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Regensburg, DE	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1939	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1939	Gaya, IN	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	33 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1939. 1939 had 514 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	376
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3