Weather Records on 26 September 1999

869 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1999. Highest significance: Wichita, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1999

On 26 September 1999, 869 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
493 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 848 daily.
Wichita set a monthly record daily precipitation of 146.8 mm (5.8 in) on 26 September 1999.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

869 stations

869 station records on 26 September 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Bellview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dejefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rygge	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isabella 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Maree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtapa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Cuxtepeques	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ystad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isle 12N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester (Giro)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Qionghai	China	Record low minimum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ameca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Zautla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hemsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kettle Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nordstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

869 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 245, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 September 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	245
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 September 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 848.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

653 broken records

Margins by which the 653 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1999

Top 20 records on 26 September 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1999	Wichita, US	monthly rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Varberg, SE	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Cotton, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Bollerup, SE	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	El Dorado, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Gull Lake Dam, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Tower 2S, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Merriwa (Bellview), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	La Concha, MX	monthly low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Moss, NO	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Bishop AP, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Doyles Creek (Wood Park), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Dejefors, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Bamberg, DE	daily high min	13.1 C (55.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1999	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	40 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1999. 1999 had 869 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 1999-09-26: 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	591
10 to 20	34
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2