Weather Records on 26 September 1945

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1945. Highest significance: Rupar, IN.

Key Facts for 26 September 1945

On 26 September 1945, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
163 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 447 daily.
Rupar set an all-time record daily precipitation of 243.3 mm (9.6 in) on 26 September 1945.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 26 September 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bandher	India	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Budhlada	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lehal	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	263.1 mm (10.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naya Shahr	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dhaneta	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Almora	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 26 September 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1945 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 11, daily 447.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 176.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1945

Top 20 records on 26 September 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1945	Rupar, IN	all-time rain	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1945	Bandher, IN	all-time rain	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Mukteshwar Kumaon, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	123.9 mm (4.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Nainital, IN	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Amlagora, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Ambala, IN	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Sirsa, IN	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Budhlada, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Phillaur, IN	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Jagraon, IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Gulah(Gula), IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Kotra, IN	all-time rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Nurpur, IN	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Kathgodam, IN	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Durant, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Bhatkal, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Lehal, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Ludhiana, IN	all-time rain	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1945	Geneva Exp STN, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	39 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1945. 1945 had 470 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	315
25 to 50	44
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1