Weather Records on 26 October 1944

357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1944. Highest significance: Ponneri, IN.

Key Facts for 26 October 1944

On 26 October 1944, 357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 343 daily.
Ponneri set an all-time record daily precipitation of 328.9 mm (12.9 in) on 26 October 1944.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

357 stations

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

Weather records on 26 October 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	328.9 mm (12.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	247.4 mm (9.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mummidivaram	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

357 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 141, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 October 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	141
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 October 1944 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 113.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1944

Top 20 records on 26 October 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1944	Ponneri, IN	all-time rain	328.9 mm (12.9 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1944	Tirupati, IN	monthly rain	247.4 mm (9.7 in)	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1944	Punganur, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1944	Chandragiri, IN	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1944	Pakala, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1944	Athipettu, IN	all-time rain	350.0 mm (13.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1944	Nellore, IN	daily rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1944	Rapalle, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1944	Palamner, IN	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1944	Elkins, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1944	Chittoor, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1944	Ennore Obsy, IN	monthly rain	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1944	Machilipatnam, IN	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1944	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1944	Vayalpad, IN	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1944	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1944	Erambie, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1944	Iguape, BR	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1944	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1944	Bukkapatnam, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	30 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

1816 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1944. 1944 had 357 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	255
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1