Weather Records on 26 October 1957

1,082 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1957. Highest significance: Sangola, IN.

Key Facts for 26 October 1957

On 26 October 1957, 1,082 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 855 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,031 daily.
Sangola set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.8 mm (4.5 in) on 26 October 1957.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,082 stations

1,082 station records on 26 October 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sangola	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkersdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,082 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 690, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 October 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	690
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 October 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 50, daily 1,031.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

887 broken records

Margins by which the 887 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1957

Top 20 records on 26 October 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1957	Sangola, IN	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1957	Sarnia, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1957	Brownsville, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1957	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1957	Mingenew, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1957	Barsi, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1957	Badnera, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1957	Cramond, Albert Fall, ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1957	Trenton 2, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1957	Riggins, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1957	Grand Coteau, US	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1957	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	monthly low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1957	Ponca City, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1957	New Orleans Audubon, US	monthly low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1957	Osceola, US	monthly low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1957	Sedalia Wtp, US	monthly low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1957	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1957	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	monthly low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1957	De Ridder, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1957	Schriever, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	43 years	33 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

1816 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1957. 1957 had 1,082 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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Data for records on 1957-10-26: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	840
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1