Weather Records on 26 September 1942

752 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1942. Highest significance: Bird Island, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1942

On 26 September 1942, 752 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 455 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 218 monthly and 533 daily.
Bird Island set a monthly record daily snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 26 September 1942.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

752 stations

752 station records on 26 September 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

752 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 310, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 26 September 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	310
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 26 September 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 218, daily 533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1942

Top 20 records on 26 September 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1942	Bird Island, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1942	Napoleon, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Mount Forest, CA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Edgeley 3WNW, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Stratford, CA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Mason City, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Mulgrave Mill, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Beatrice, CA	all-time rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Grand Meadow, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Coldwater, CA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Forest City 2 NNE, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Bhavani, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	White River, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Simcoe, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1942	New Hampton, US	monthly snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1942. 1942 had 752 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 50	595
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1