Weather Records on 26 September 1973

927 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1973. Highest significance: Trousdale 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1973

On 26 September 1973, 927 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 840 daily.
Trousdale 1 NE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 203.7 mm (8.0 in) on 26 September 1973.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

927 stations

927 station records on 26 September 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lyons 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tambe (Itambe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Exu (Novo Exu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doherty Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

927 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 26 September 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1973 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 77, daily 840.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

776 broken records

Margins by which the 776 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1973

Top 20 records on 26 September 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1973	Trousdale 1 NE, US	all-time rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 September 1973	Lyons 3 S, US	all-time rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1973	Hudson, US	all-time rain	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	30 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1973	Greensburg, US	all-time rain	191.5 mm (7.5 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1973	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1973	Harlan, US	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1973	Macksville 8 NNE, US	all-time rain	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1973	Wymore, US	all-time rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1973	Hvar, HR	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1973	Fremont, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1973	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1973	Denison, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1973	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1973	Syracuse, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1973	Weeping Water, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1973	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1973	Tambe (Itambe), BR	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1973	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1973	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1973	Logan 1 WNW, US	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	77 years	56 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1973. 1973 had 927 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 1973-09-26: 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 20	687
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	1