Weather Records on 26 September 2024

1,196 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 2024. Highest significance: Wytheville, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 2024

On 26 September 2024, 1,196 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
739 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,170 daily.
Wytheville set a daily record precipitation of 88.1 mm (3.5 in) on 26 September 2024.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 409 records.

Record Map

1,196 stations

1,196 station records on 26 September 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Marianna Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hoby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sandersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carranya Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Birx/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ronneby-Bredakra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba (Landsdowne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Caesars Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mullens 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kaarina Yltoinen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
De Haukes	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vantaa Helsinki-Vantaan Lentoa	Finland	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ostheim V.D. Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morristown Radio Wcrk	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tann/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clintwood 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dothan Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Main-Westend	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oost Vlieland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Wattle Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vrena	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vlieland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton (Rose Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,196 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 340, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 399, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 408.

Records on 26 September 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	340
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	399
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 2024 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 1,170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

956 broken records

Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 2024

Top 20 records on 26 September 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 2024	Wytheville, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	130 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 September 2024	Brevard, US	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2024	Asheville, US	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2024	Mtn City 2, US	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2024	Marianna Muni AP, US	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2024	Grandfather Mtn, US	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2024	Lake Toxaway 2 SW, US	daily rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2024	Hoby, SE	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2024	Franklinville, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	124 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2024	Oconaluftee, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2024	Pedlar Dam, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2024	Sandersville, US	daily rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2024	Carranya Station, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2024	Birx/Rhon, DE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2024	Ronneby-Bredakra, SE	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2024	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2024	Tumbarumba (Landsdowne), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2024	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2024	Fletcher 3 W, US	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2024	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	95 years	56 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2024. 2024 had 1,196 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 20	864
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	5