Weather Records on 26 September 1958

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1958. Highest significance: Curlewis (Wandobah), AU.

Key Facts for 26 September 1958

On 26 September 1958, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 488 daily.
Curlewis (Wandobah) set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 26 September 1958.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 26 September 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sujangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Abohar	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maclure Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antah	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dungargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lunkaransar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bundi	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nawa	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rahapur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bajan	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamunia	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saleteka	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Siwana	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dug (Dag)	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irvington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ichhawar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palana	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajaund	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bori	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pangree	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 214.

Records on 26 September 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1958

Top 20 records on 26 September 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1958	Curlewis (Wandobah), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Cudgegong (Kiora), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Sujangarh, IN	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Abohar, IN	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Barmer, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Presidio, US	all-time rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Roby, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Maclure Lake, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Brindley Park 2, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Wallabadah (Gaspard), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Quabathoo, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Antah, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Oxnard, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Nyngan (Merryanbone), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Dungargarh, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Lunkaransar, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1958	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1958	Delungra Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1958	Bundi, IN	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	34 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1958. 1958 had 493 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	356
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1