Weather Records on 26 September 1986

1,892 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1986. Highest significance: Silverton, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1986

On 26 September 1986, 1,892 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
991 were record highs and 572 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,826 daily.
Silverton set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 26 September 1986.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 404 records.

Record Map

1,892 stations

1,892 station records on 26 September 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Silverton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blenheim Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dodson 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dorena	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Granville Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record daily precipitation	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,892 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 324, Lowest daily maximum 421, Highest daily minimum 667, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 26 September 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	324
Lowest daily maximum	421
Highest daily minimum	667
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 26 September 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 66, daily 1,826.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,453 broken records

Margins by which the 1,453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1986

Top 20 records on 26 September 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1986	Silverton, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1986	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Sheboygan, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Blenheim Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Dodson 1 WNW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Erie Intl AP, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Woodruff, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Eagle FAA AP, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Jesus Maria, MX	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Paragonah, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Tarboro 1 S, US	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Moorina (Frome Dam), AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	El Burrero, MX	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Lowman, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Crater Lake Nps HQ, US	monthly snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1986	City of Melbourne Bay, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1986. 1986 had 1,892 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 1986-09-26: 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 50	1,425
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2