Weather Records on 26 September 1940

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1940. Highest significance: Saltspring Island, CA.

Key Facts for 26 September 1940

On 26 September 1940, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 415 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 601 daily.
Saltspring Island set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 26 September 1940.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 26 September 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 220, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 26 September 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	220
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1940

Top 20 records on 26 September 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1940	Saltspring Island, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1940	Arcadia, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1940	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Wilmington Wb City, US	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Heppner, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Lexington, US	monthly low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Harpers Ferry River, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Weldon, US	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Irvington, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Steveston, CA	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Pushmataha, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Madison, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Talladega, US	monthly low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Athens, US	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Condon, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1940	Camden 3 W, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	26 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1940. 1940 had 634 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 10	456
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1