Weather Records on 26 September 1957

510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1957. Highest significance: Winburg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 26 September 1957

On 26 September 1957, 510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 483 daily.
Winburg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 26 September 1957.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

510 stations

510 station records on 26 September 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kismet Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tweeling (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	174.2 mm (6.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Theunissen (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tweedraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

510 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 349, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 September 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	349
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 September 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 483.

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 82.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1957

Top 20 records on 26 September 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1957	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1957	Port Orford 2, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Overdene, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	North End, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Rienzi, ZA	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Brenham, US	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Weltevrede, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Swartkoppie, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Kem-Port, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Glen Morgan, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Hilo 86A, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Kismet Estate, ZA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Kirklington, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1957	Leeuspruit Wes, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1957. 1957 had 510 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 20	394
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1