Weather Records on 26 October 2000

1,091 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 2000. Highest significance: Grootfontein, NA.

Key Facts for 26 October 2000

On 26 October 2000, 1,091 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
635 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 1,080 daily.
Grootfontein set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.0 mm (3.0 in) on 26 October 2000.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,091 stations

1,091 station records on 26 October 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Simonstorp_O	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Randlett 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sorbytorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Regna_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tjallmo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alldays	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gullspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marviken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Talon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,091 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 499, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 October 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	499
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 October 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 1,080.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

889 broken records

Margins by which the 889 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 2000

Top 20 records on 26 October 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 2000	Grootfontein, NA	monthly rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2000	Hult, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2000	Cloquet, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2000	Post, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2000	Aberdeen, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2000	Simonstorp_O, SE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2000	Hayward Rs, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2000	Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW, US	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2000	Beulah 1 W, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2000	Watford City 14S, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2000	Randlett 9 E, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2000	Ipswich, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2000	Mc Henry 3W, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2000	Sorbytorp, SE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2000	Duncan, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2000	Regna_D, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2000	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2000	Salinas AP, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2000	Tjallmo, SE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 2000	Stonehouse, AU	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	47 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

1816 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 2000. 2000 had 1,091 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	784
10 to 20	70
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1