Weather Records on 26 September 2001

1,354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 2001. Highest significance: Presa Jocoque, MX.

Key Facts for 26 September 2001

On 26 September 2001, 1,354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
437 were record highs and 740 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 1,284 daily.
Presa Jocoque set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 26 September 2001.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 408 records.

Record Map

1,354 stations

1,354 station records on 26 September 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	369.8 mm (14.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Media Luna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Palote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Finca la Soledad	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion de la Norma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ochakov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Poza Honda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suchiate	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telchac Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,354 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 293, Lowest daily maximum 394, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 346, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 September 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	293
Lowest daily maximum	394
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	346
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 September 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 70, daily 1,284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

992 broken records

Margins by which the 992 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 343.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 2001

Top 20 records on 26 September 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 2001	Presa Jocoque, MX	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	San Bartolo, MX	daily rain	369.8 mm (14.6 in)	343.9 mm (13.5 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Circleville, US	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Cluj Napoca, RO	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	San Marcos, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Angola, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Jonuta, MX	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Charlevoix, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Upper Sandusky, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Media Luna, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Atoyac, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Valley Head, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Tiffin, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	El Palote, MX	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Anna 4 N, US	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2001	Ripley, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2001. 2001 had 1,354 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 50	986
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1