Weather Records on 26 September 2002

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 2002. Highest significance: Hohenwald, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 2002

On 26 September 2002, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 266 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 803 daily.
Hohenwald set a monthly record daily precipitation of 117.6 mm (4.6 in) on 26 September 2002.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 26 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	292.9 mm (11.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	389.6 mm (15.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Purvis 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kentwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sumrall	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Galliano	United States	Record daily precipitation	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tupelo Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bogalusa	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cormorant	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Claiborne L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerman	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremiah 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wiggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warrior L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oaknolia 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bayou Sorrel Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 160, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	160
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 53, daily 803.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 156.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 2002

Top 20 records on 26 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 2002	Hohenwald, US	monthly rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	109 years	79 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Thomasville, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	100 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Poplarville Exp STN, US	monthly rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Water Valley, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Jackson McKellar- Sipes AP, US	all-time rain	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Shubuta, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Paradis 7 S, US	monthly rain	292.9 mm (11.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	86 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	McComb AP, US	monthly rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Dickson, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	New Orleans Algiers, US	all-time rain	389.6 mm (15.3 in)	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	7 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Eupora 2 E, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Purvis 2N, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Amite, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2002	Kentwood, US	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2002. 2002 had 861 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 2002-09-26: 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 20	550
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	41
60 to 80	23
80 to 100	14
100 to 120	10
120 to 140	5
140 to 160	1