Weather Records on 26 September 1979

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1979. Highest significance: Fort Gouraud, MR.

Key Facts for 26 September 1979

On 26 September 1979, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
292 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 528 daily.
Fort Gouraud set an all-time record daily precipitation of 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 26 September 1979.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 26 September 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Gouraud	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cavenagh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Komrat	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Venta Cuajimalpa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Teocaltiche (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuitzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robertstown (Geranium Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 26 September 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 36, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

423 broken records

Margins by which the 423 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1979

Top 20 records on 26 September 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1979	Fort Gouraud, MR	all-time rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	9 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1979	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1979	Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi, AU	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1979	Cleve (Mangalo), AU	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1979	Gammon Ranges (Umberatana), AU	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Jacksonville Beach, US	monthly rain	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Morgan 1 W, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Hoopdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Mount Cavenagh, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Hebgen Dam, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Tarcowie, AU	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Komrat, MD	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Rangely 1E, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Gibson Dam, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Buhta Providenja, RU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Blountstown 2 SE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Clermont 9 S, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1979	Vernal, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	72 years	35 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1979. 1979 had 566 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 1979-09-26: 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 10	399
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1