Weather Records on 26 September 1947

630 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1947. Highest significance: Ludhiana, IN.

Key Facts for 26 September 1947

On 26 September 1947, 630 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 594 daily.
Ludhiana set an all-time record daily precipitation of 344.7 mm (13.6 in) on 26 September 1947.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

630 stations

630 station records on 26 September 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	344.7 mm (13.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mussoorie	India	Record daily precipitation	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broach	India	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kashipur	India	Record daily precipitation	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nagaur (Nagore )	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pathankot	India	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	276.1 mm (10.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deesa	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parbatsar	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chudleigh Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ram/Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

630 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 26 September 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1947 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 30, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1947

Top 20 records on 26 September 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1947	Ludhiana, IN	all-time rain	344.7 mm (13.6 in)	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	1 year	64 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1947	Dehra Gopipur, IN	monthly rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1947	Dadahor, IN	all-time rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	14 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1947	Milan, IT	daily rain	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1947	Colfax, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1947	Hoshiarpur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1947	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1947	Tanda, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1947	Mussoorie, IN	daily rain	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1947	Dharmsala Lower, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1947	Garhshankar, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1947	Ambari, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1947	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1947	Dadupur, IN	monthly rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1947	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1947	Narasannapeta, IN	daily rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1947	Broach, IN	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1947	Palampur, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1947	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1947	Batala, IN	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	1 year	44 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1947. 1947 had 630 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 25	433
25 to 50	31
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1