Weather Records on 26 September 1965

710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1965. Highest significance: Lichtentanne, DE.

Key Facts for 26 September 1965

On 26 September 1965, 710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 427 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 636 daily.
Lichtentanne set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 26 September 1965.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

710 stations

710 station records on 26 September 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naubatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Guadalupe (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campi	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

710 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 249, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 178, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 38.

Records on 26 September 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	249
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	178
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 74, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1965

Top 20 records on 26 September 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1965	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1965	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1965	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Marquette, US	monthly low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Kallatty, IN	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Valley City 3 NNW, US	monthly low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Waimanalo 794, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Plauen, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Markovo, RU	monthly low max	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Danevang 1 W, US	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Pearsall, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Marquette, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	monthly high max	34.6 C (94.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Collegeville St John's, US	monthly low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1965	Inverell Comparison, AU	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	35 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1965. 1965 had 710 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	532
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1