Weather Records on 26 September 1952

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1952. Highest significance: Longvale, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 September 1952

On 26 September 1952, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
427 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 567 daily.
Longvale set an all-time record daily precipitation of 325.4 mm (12.8 in) on 26 September 1952.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 26 September 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	325.4 mm (12.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Electra P H	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moyna	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 317, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 122.

Records on 26 September 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	317
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 567.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

458 broken records

Margins by which the 458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 234.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1952

Top 20 records on 26 September 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1952	Longvale, ZA	all-time rain	325.4 mm (12.8 in)	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1952	Srirangpatnam, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1952	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1952	Ventnor, ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1952	Buxton, GB	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1952	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1952	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1952	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1952	Mafeteng, LS	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1952	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1952	Gvarv, NO	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1952	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1952	Cowan Cowan Signal STN, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1952	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1952	Salem, IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1952	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1952	Wheatlands, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1952	Electra P H, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1952	Sunticoppa, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1952	Bagepalli, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	29 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1952. 1952 had 572 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 50	457
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1