Weather Records on 26 September 1988

445 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1988. Highest significance: Warren (Haddon Rig), AU.

Key Facts for 26 September 1988

On 26 September 1988, 445 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 430 daily.
Warren (Haddon Rig) set a daily record precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 26 September 1988.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

445 stations

445 station records on 26 September 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ndola	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kara-Tjurek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiksi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Urbenville Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pismo Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shalaurova Mys	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendore (Ashglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bombana (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schwarzburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chokurdah	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Srednij Kalar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harar Meda	Ethiopia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chokurdah	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moctezuma	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Juarez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bilma	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Susuman	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sredhekolymsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wertheim-Eichel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sisal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shalaurova Mys	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jubilejnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Moma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yugarenok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zyrjanka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Culman	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

445 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 September 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 September 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 430.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

342 broken records

Margins by which the 342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1988

Top 20 records on 26 September 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1988	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	102 years	78 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1988	Cairns Post Office, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1988	Ndola, ZM	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1988	Kara-Tjurek, RU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1988	Chanchichimila, MX	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1988	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1988	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1988	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	152 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1988	Nurnberg, DE	daily high min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1988	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1988	Tiksi, RU	daily high max	15.9 C (60.6 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1988	Songkhla, TH	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1988	Jakutsk, RU	daily high max	18.2 C (64.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1988	Venice, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1988	Tyndall, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1988	Kjusjur, RU	daily high max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1988	Urbenville Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1988	Puente Jula, MX	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1988	Pismo Beach, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 September 1988	Shalaurova Mys, RU	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1988. 1988 had 445 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 1988-09-26: 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	311
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2