Weather Records on 26 October 1942

926 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1942. Highest significance: Port Gibson 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 26 October 1942

On 26 October 1942, 926 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 636 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 907 daily.
Port Gibson 1 NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 134.9 mm (5.3 in) on 26 October 1942.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

926 stations

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

Weather records on 26 October 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

926 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 184, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 452, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 26 October 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	184
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	452
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 26 October 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 907.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

833 broken records

Margins by which the 833 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1942

Top 20 records on 26 October 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1942	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	monthly rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Quebec, CA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Mackinaw City 2, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Genoa, IT	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Burlington, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	St Ignace, US	monthly snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Northfield, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Emsdale, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Colebrook, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Ephrata, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Emmitsburg, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1942	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	36 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

1816 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1942. 1942 had 926 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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	769
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1