Weather Records on 26 September 1948

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1948. Highest significance: Gingin, AU.

Key Facts for 26 September 1948

On 26 September 1948, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 516 daily.
Gingin set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 26 September 1948.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 26 September 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dwarka	India	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cowalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Chittering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Salmon 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amber	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lalsot	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dudleys	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 September 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 September 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

459 broken records

Margins by which the 459 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1948

Top 20 records on 26 September 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1948	Gingin, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Dwarka, IN	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Cowalla, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Davenport, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Springbrook Forestry, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Kosmos, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Benalla, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Alder Dam Camp, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Landsburg, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Kalamunda, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Jiggs 3 N, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Stockdill Rch, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1948	Lower Chittering, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	7 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

1812 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1948. 1948 had 554 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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Data for records on 1948-09-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	424
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2