Weather Records on 26 September 1941

233 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1941. Highest significance: Huntley Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1941

On 26 September 1941, 233 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 228 daily.
Huntley Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 26 September 1941.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

233 stations

233 station records on 26 September 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Barracks	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

233 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 26 September 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 228.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

188 broken records

Margins by which the 188 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1941

Top 20 records on 26 September 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1941	Huntley Exp STN, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1941	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1941	Tiruttani, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Grenfell, CA	monthly low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Harur, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Caldwell, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Kuppam, IN	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Tiruppattur, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Effingham, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Dunvegan, CA	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	59 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Azimganj, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Calcutta/Barracks, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Babuskin, RU	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Hubbard, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1941	Ulundurpet, IN	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	25 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1941. 1941 had 233 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	169
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1