Weather Records on 26 September 1968

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1968. Highest significance: Uman, UA.

Key Facts for 26 September 1968

On 26 September 1968, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 303 daily.
Uman set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 26 September 1968.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 414 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 26 September 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Red Pass Junction	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stensele	Sweden	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tula	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pavlograd	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albertville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Suryapet	India	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rize	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Boaz	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Khandala	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kosch-Agach	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iramuco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kosch-Agach	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jarensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 September 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 September 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1968

Top 20 records on 26 September 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1968	Uman, UA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Vinnytsia, UA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Bellows Falls, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Dharmavaram, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Red Pass Junction, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Kualapuu 534, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Kuujjuarapik A, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Stensele, SE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Bjoernoeya, NO	monthly low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Manchester, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1968	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1968	Atyrau, KZ	daily high min	17.3 C (63.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1968	Pitea, SE	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1968	Palamner, IN	daily rain	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	32 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1968. 1968 had 311 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	254
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1