Weather Records on 26 September 2008

896 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 2008. Highest significance: Quellington, AU.

Key Facts for 26 September 2008

On 26 September 2008, 896 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 850 daily.
Quellington set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 26 September 2008.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 410 records.

Record Map

896 stations

896 station records on 26 September 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Indarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Graham Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bendering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Youndegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Doongin Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Holt Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Allan Rocks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bindi Bindi East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wongan Hills Res.Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Melilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Green Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kondinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Balgerbine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amrista Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blasillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chesalon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carlingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Munglinup Melaleuca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Piawaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lancelin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulyee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nth Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karlgarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mordetta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iraky	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hyden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Intake Wainiha 1086	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minni Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Erinair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jaroma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

896 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 375.

Records on 26 September 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 850.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

713 broken records

Margins by which the 713 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 2008

Top 20 records on 26 September 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 2008	Quellington, AU	monthly rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Meckering, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Indarrie, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Graham Rock, AU	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Bendering, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Youndegin, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Doongin Peak, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Newdegate, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Boodjerakine, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Watheroo, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Cunderdin, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Nokaning, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Holt Rock, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Allan Rocks, AU	monthly rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Bindi Bindi East, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Doodenanning, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	The Granites, AU	monthly rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Corrigin, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2008	Wongan Hills Res.Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	59 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2008. 2008 had 896 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2008-09-26: 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	652
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1