Weather Records on 26 September 1981

559 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1981. Highest significance: Newport, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1981

On 26 September 1981, 559 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 538 daily.
Newport set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 26 September 1981.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

559 stations

559 station records on 26 September 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte de Lima	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Campi	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matua	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Trout Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Graciosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faverges-de-la-Tour	France	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	249.9 mm (9.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelos	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Juca Casimiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miyako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	217.5 mm (8.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itaiquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madre de Deus de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Katylga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

559 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 September 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 September 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 538.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

442 broken records

Margins by which the 442 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1981

Top 20 records on 26 September 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1981	Newport, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1981	Hilo Intl AP 87, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Ponte de Lima, PT	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Campi, PT	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Ponferrada, ES	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Matua, RU	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Niles, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Big Delta AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Pilger, CA	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Hopewell 1 SE, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Big Trout Lake, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Fazenda Graciosa, BR	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Faverges-de-la-Tour, FR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Horton, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Fort Frances, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1981	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	38 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1981. 1981 had 559 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	381
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2