Weather Records on 26 September 1964

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1964. Highest significance: Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU.

Key Facts for 26 September 1964

On 26 September 1964, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 519 daily.
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 26 September 1964.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 26 September 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Watson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Immarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ooldea Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wirraminna Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wynbring Siding (Tar 377 Mile)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Minnipa Agricultural Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Etmadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Curtinye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay (Puntabie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Terre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sikandarabad	India	Record daily precipitation	202.9 mm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mulgathing)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brooker)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dasna	India	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zanthus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chhata	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baghpat Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 461, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 26 September 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	461
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1964 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 48, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 208.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1964

Top 20 records on 26 September 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1964	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Balladonia, AU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Colton (Boola Boola), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Watson, AU	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Coondambo, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Kondoolka, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Tarcoola, AU	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Immarna, AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Stokes, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Yunta (Paratoo), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Fatehabad, IN	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Agra, IN	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Mathura, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Lilydale, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Khurja, IN	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Khandhla, IN	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1964	Bramfield Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	59 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1964. 1964 had 570 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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Data for records on 1964-09-26: 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 50	488
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1