Weather Records on 26 September 2000

1,440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 2000. Highest significance: Robe Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 26 September 2000

On 26 September 2000, 1,440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 860 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 103 monthly and 1,337 daily.
Robe Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 26 September 2000.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 407 records.

Record Map

1,440 stations

1,440 station records on 26 September 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmaggie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Jaloom)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Acheron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mulatos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piketon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pykes Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,440 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 443, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 417, Heaviest daily rainfall 372, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 September 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	443
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	417
Heaviest daily rainfall	372
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 September 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 103, daily 1,337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,142 broken records

Margins by which the 1,142 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 2000

Top 20 records on 26 September 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 2000	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 September 2000	Avenel (Post Office), AU	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2000	Penola Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	107 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2000	Dergholm (Hillgrove), AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2000	Leslie Manor (Boolarra), AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2000	Yea, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2000	Rokewood (Wurrook South), AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2000	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2000	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2000	Glenmaggie Weir, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2000	Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2000	Lismore (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2000	Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2000	Sparta 1 W, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2000	Vandalia, US	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2000	Mansfield (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2000	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2000	Lancefield, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2000	Pana, US	monthly low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2000	Poplar Bluff, US	monthly low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	51 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2000. 2000 had 1,440 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	1,097
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3