Weather Records on 26 September 2018

747 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 2018. Highest significance: Mahaulepu 941.1, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 2018

On 26 September 2018, 747 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 730 daily.
Mahaulepu 941.1 set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 26 September 2018.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 411 records.

Record Map

747 stations

747 station records on 26 September 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bessemer 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Qitai	China	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kotka Rankki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vyborg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingisepp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corbould Pk Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elista	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tohmajarvi Kemie	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leusi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

747 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 294, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 204.

Records on 26 September 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	294
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

601 broken records

Margins by which the 601 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 2018

Top 20 records on 26 September 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 2018	Mahaulepu 941.1, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2018	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2018	Grosse Pointe Farms, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Storrs, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Norwich Public Utility Plt, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	New Roads 5 NE, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Kingston, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Wahiawa 930, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	W Lawai 931, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Putnam Lake, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Bessemer 3 WSW, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily low min	1.6 C (34.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Ft Ross, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Norton W, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	136 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Sredny Vasjugan, RU	daily high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2018	Ansonia 1 NW, US	monthly rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2018. 2018 had 747 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 2018-09-26: 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	575
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1