Weather Records on 26 September 1989

1,008 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1989. Highest significance: Zdvinsk, RU.

Key Facts for 26 September 1989

On 26 September 1989, 1,008 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 443 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 948 daily.
Zdvinsk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 86.1 mm (3.4 in) on 26 September 1989.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

1,008 stations

1,008 station records on 26 September 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zdvinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kystovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo (Colona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bethpage 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buck Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bochil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Opelika	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sesheke	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zelinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,008 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 233, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 210, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 September 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	233
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	210
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1989 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 59, daily 948.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

786 broken records

Margins by which the 786 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1989

Top 20 records on 26 September 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1989	Zdvinsk, RU	all-time rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1989	Najahan, RU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Kystovka, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Farmville, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Nundroo (Colona), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Franklin 3 NW, US	monthly low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Altavista, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Bethpage 1 S, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Resaca, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Buck Forest, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	New Holland, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Cheboygan, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Cuero, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Bedford, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Bochil, MX	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1989	Opelika, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	39 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1989. 1989 had 1,008 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1989-09-26: 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	681
10 to 20	62
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2