Weather Records on 26 September 1972

984 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1972. Highest significance: Dunn Ctr 1E, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1972

On 26 September 1972, 984 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 365 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 80 monthly and 903 daily.
Dunn Ctr 1E set a monthly record daily snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 26 September 1972.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

984 stations

984 station records on 26 September 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Shingle Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wurarga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zaporoz'e	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Dam 5 A	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allakaket	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hedley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlin	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kananaskis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Glen	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

984 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 180, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 26 September 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	180
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 26 September 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 80, daily 903.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

775 broken records

Margins by which the 775 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 196.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1972

Top 20 records on 26 September 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1972	Dunn Ctr 1E, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1972	Shingle Springs, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1972	Wurarga, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Blue Canyon Nyack AP, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Charles City, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Zaporoz'e, UA	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Represa, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	New Hampton, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	La Crescent Dam 7, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Winona Dam 5 A, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Allakaket, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Corning, US	all-time rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Morgan 1 W, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Bowman, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Olga 2 SE, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1972	Milan, IT	daily low max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	119 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1972. 1972 had 984 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 25	710
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1