Weather Records on 26 October 2026

540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 2026. Highest significance: Cowell, AU.

Key Facts for 26 October 2026

On 26 October 2026, 540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 515 daily.
Cowell set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 26 October 2026 (provisional).
Across 158 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

540 stations

540 station records on 26 October 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 October 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	426.5 mm (16.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Iwamizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	194.5 mm (7.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	179.5 mm (7.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Okayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	283.5 mm (11.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Iizuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	275.5 mm (10.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	132.5 mm (5.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	297.0 mm (11.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nagano	Japan	Record daily precipitation	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fukui	Japan	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Zilani	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rucava	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sasebo Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	146.5 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leslie Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yamaguchi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	228.5 mm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kure Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Karuizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ueno	Japan	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	311.0 mm (12.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fukushima Arpt	Japan	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Omaezaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zoseni	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fukue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nowa Nowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulcanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carneys Creek the Ranch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hunters Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gelantipy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nobeoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	198.5 mm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

540 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 26 October 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 October 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 226.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 2026

Top 20 records on 26 October 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 2026	Cowell, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	121 years	79 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Izuhara, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	426.5 mm (16.8 in)	213.5 mm (8.4 in)	58 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Haboro, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Marlo, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Otaru, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Iwamizawa, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	194.5 mm (7.7 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Wakayama, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	46 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Maebashi, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	179.5 mm (7.1 in)	148.7 mm (5.9 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Okayama, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	283.5 mm (11.2 in)	226.9 mm (8.9 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Iizuka, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	134.5 mm (5.3 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Tokushima, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	275.5 mm (10.8 in)	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Ishinomaki, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Mito, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Takamatsu, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	132.5 mm (5.2 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Kochi, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	297.0 mm (11.7 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Kutchan, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Nagano, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	236.0 mm (9.3 in)	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	22 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Fukui, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Zilani, LV	daily rain (Provisional)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 October 2026	Rucava, LV	daily rain (Provisional)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 years	62 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

1816 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 2026. 2026 had 540 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,166
2006	1,822
2007	1,184
2008	631
2009	747
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	594
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	613
2026	540

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Data for records on 2026-10-26: 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 2026-11-12 (12 November 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-11-12. Last revised 12 November 2026 (2026-11-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	443
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2