Weather Records on 26 September 1990

618 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1990. Highest significance: Black Lake, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1990

On 26 September 1990, 618 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 609 daily.
Black Lake set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 26 September 1990.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 412 records.

Record Map

618 stations

618 station records on 26 September 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnye Baki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Formosa Do Rio Preto (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sakun'ja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sabalino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Efremov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strathdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nida	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amidon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wales	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acaponeta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bogucany	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedartown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

618 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 164, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 September 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	164
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 September 1990 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1990

Top 20 records on 26 September 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1990	Black Lake, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1990	Flores (Dnocs), BR	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Jayuya, PR	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39, US	all-time high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Krasnye Baki, RU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Arneiroz, BR	monthly rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Ignacio Lopez Rayon, MX	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Formosa Do Rio Preto (Pcd), BR	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Sakun'ja, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Paola, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Sabalino, RU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Wessington Springs, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Efremov, RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Greensboro, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1990	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	88 years	36 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1990. 1990 had 618 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	460
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1