Weather Records on 26 September 1980

709 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1980. Highest significance: Ladismith (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 26 September 1980

On 26 September 1980, 709 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 682 daily.
Ladismith (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 26 September 1980.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

709 stations

709 station records on 26 September 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rooirivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Cajubi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Longville	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mont Louis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malhada de Pedras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stolhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coroaci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dolgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alliston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pandale 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itaobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amos	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ecum Secum	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanuque-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maljamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tacotan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

709 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 389, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 September 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	389
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 September 1980 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 682.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1980

Top 20 records on 26 September 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1980	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1980	Wagenaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1980	Rooirivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1980	Gail, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Korana "Xorana", ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Osterley, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Fazenda Cajubi, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Longville, US	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Tribes Hill, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Cavern City AP, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Baddeck, CA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Charlottetown A, CA	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Hamlin 1SW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Mont Louis, CA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Balmorhea, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Wink FAA AP, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Butlers Gorge, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1980	Malhada de Pedras, BR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	43 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1980. 1980 had 709 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 100	579
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1