Weather Records on 26 September 1975

1,215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 1975. Highest significance: Westminster 2 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 26 September 1975

On 26 September 1975, 1,215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 571 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 95 monthly and 1,112 daily.
Westminster 2 SSE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 194.6 mm (7.7 in) on 26 September 1975.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 409 records.

Record Map

1,215 stations

1,215 station records on 26 September 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mays Point Lock 25	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
S Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Campanario	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
State Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Cleveland Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parkton 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,215 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 374, Heaviest daily rainfall 513, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 26 September 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	374
Heaviest daily rainfall	513
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 September 1975 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 95, daily 1,112.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,056 broken records

Margins by which the 1,056 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 123.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 1975

Top 20 records on 26 September 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 1975	Westminster 2 SSE, US	monthly rain	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	80 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 September 1975	Watertown, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	78 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Carlisle, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	105 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Skaneateles, US	monthly rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Alfred, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Elmira, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Bedford Hills, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Wellsboro 4 SW, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Lowville, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Haskinville, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Everett, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Cayuga Lock #1, US	monthly rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Cortland, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Mays Point Lock 25, US	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Brewerton Lock 23, US	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Scarsdale, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Quantico 1 S, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Springfield, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 1975	Hemlock, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 1975	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	75 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 1975. 1975 had 1,215 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	927
20 to 40	73
40 to 60	38
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1