Weather Records on 26 September 1976

692 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1976. Highest significance: Missao Velha, BR.

Key Facts for 26 September 1976

On 26 September 1976, 692 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 674 daily.
Missao Velha set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 26 September 1976.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

692 stations

692 station records on 26 September 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ogoron	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caririacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lajedinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kroonplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farnham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Helena (Mariquita)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loksak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Feitoria (Sao Felix)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Komisarivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

692 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 408, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 September 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 674.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1976

Top 20 records on 26 September 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1976	Missao Velha, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1976	The Valley, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1976	Brejo Santo, BR	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Heilbron "Smoordrif", ZA	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Caninde, BR	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Milan, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Vallecito Dam, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Ogoron, RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Edina, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Caririacu, BR	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Milford 2 SE, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Lajedinho, BR	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Kroonplaats, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	North Lake, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Navacerrada, ES	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1976	Gladstone L/D 18, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1976. 1976 had 692 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).