Weather Records on 26 September 1974

854 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1974. Highest significance: Barnong, AU.

Key Facts for 26 September 1974

On 26 September 1974, 854 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 287 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 815 daily.
Barnong set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 26 September 1974.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

854 stations

854 station records on 26 September 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riga	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carpina (Floresta Dos Leoes)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plantersville 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

854 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 254, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 September 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	254
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 September 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 39, daily 815.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1974

Top 20 records on 26 September 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1974	Barnong, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1974	Plain Dealing, US	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Monticello, US	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	University, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Fergana, UZ	daily high min	15.2 C (59.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Uccle, BE	daily low max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	130 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Oneonta, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	12.4 C (54.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Cet Central England, GB	daily low max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Minden, US	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Buchan, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Belgrade (Observatory), RS	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Batesville, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Riga, LV	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Sheffield, GB	monthly low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Freiburg, DE	daily low max	9.7 C (49.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Lake Providence, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Wills Pt, US	monthly low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Newton Rigg, GB	monthly low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1974	Russellville, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	36 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1974. 1974 had 854 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 10	655
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1