Weather Records on 26 September 1977

943 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1977. Highest significance: Lekkervlei, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 September 1977

On 26 September 1977, 943 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
411 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 903 daily.
Lekkervlei set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 26 September 1977.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

943 stations

943 station records on 26 September 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sao Pedro (Sao Pedro Do Acude)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cheljabinsk-Balandi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Itiuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguarari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Inacio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ventura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner (Itacira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alldays	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honesdale 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Contendas Do Sincora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carbon Hill 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dedeben (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fielden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fran?A	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pond Pocono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hodges	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

943 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 26 September 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 39, daily 903.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

759 broken records

Margins by which the 759 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1977

Top 20 records on 26 September 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1977	Lekkervlei, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1977	Sao Pedro (Sao Pedro Do Acude), BR	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1977	Cheljabinsk-Balandi, RU	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Itiuba, BR	monthly rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	144.7 mm (5.7 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Jaguarari, BR	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Santo Inacio, BR	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica), BR	monthly rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Ventura, BR	monthly rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	St Fereol, CA	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Uaua, BR	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Wagner (Itacira), BR	monthly rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Senhor Do Bonfim, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Alldays, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Port Daniel, CA	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	St George, CA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Honesdale 4 NW, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1977	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	44 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1977. 1977 had 943 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	702
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1