Weather Records on 26 September 1944

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1944. Highest significance: Sarajevo, BA.

Key Facts for 26 September 1944

On 26 September 1944, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 242 daily.
Sarajevo set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 26 September 1944.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 26 September 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ballia	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McGaffey Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alix	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barpukhuri	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 80.

Records on 26 September 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 242.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1944

Top 20 records on 26 September 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1944	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1944	Gage, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Park Rch, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Dewan, IN	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Colusa Brg, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Sasvad, IN	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Ricardo, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Brownsville, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Ballia, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Rock Island, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Holbrook, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	McGaffey Rs, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Quatsino, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Clayoquot, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1944	Keremeos, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	30 years	21 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1944. 1944 had 243 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	173
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1