Weather Records on 26 September 1954

471 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1954. Highest significance: Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU.

Key Facts for 26 September 1954

On 26 September 1954, 471 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 466 daily.
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) set a daily record precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 26 September 1954.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

471 stations

471 station records on 26 September 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warden (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warrabah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Proddatur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heritage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Langet	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Highlands Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

471 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 297.

Records on 26 September 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 466.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

383 broken records

Margins by which the 383 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 206.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1954

Top 20 records on 26 September 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1954	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1954	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1954	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Baramulla, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Ntywenka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Mayne Junction, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Soldier Summit, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Melva, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1954	Cezu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	29 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1954. 1954 had 471 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	375
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1