Weather Records on 26 September 1985

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1985. Highest significance: Crystal Springs Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1985

On 26 September 1985, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 461 daily.
Crystal Springs Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 26 September 1985.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 26 September 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waiakea Scd 88.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vorogovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Water Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Grove NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria de Los Angeles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tabuleiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carangola	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oceana NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mays Landing 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Drexel Un	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury-Wicomico Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dikson	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 26 September 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

362 broken records

Margins by which the 362 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 134.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1985

Top 20 records on 26 September 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1985	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Belhaven 1 SE, US	daily rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Waiakea Scd 88.2, US	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Vorogovo, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Shelbyville Water Dept, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Dutch Harbor, US	monthly low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily high max	31.8 C (89.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Nevada City, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Chestertown, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Milan, IT	daily high max	28.5 C (83.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Willow Grove NAS, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Lebanon, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Edenton, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Deadwood, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Santa Maria de Los Angeles, MX	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1985	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	20 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1985. 1985 had 470 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	329
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1