Weather Records on 26 September 1963

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1963. Highest significance: Walgett (Dungalear), AU.

Key Facts for 26 September 1963

On 26 September 1963, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
383 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 617 daily.
Walgett (Dungalear) set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 26 September 1963.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 26 September 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Totara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
U C L A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forked Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torrance AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 176.

Records on 26 September 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1963 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 7, daily 617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1963

Top 20 records on 26 September 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1963	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Totara, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	118.3 mm (4.7 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road), AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	U C L A, US	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Kelvin (Kahana), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Krambach Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Bhagwanpur, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Elands Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Bowraville (Weeroona), AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Coalstoun Lakes, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1963	Quantambone, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	41 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1963. 1963 had 629 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	442
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1