Weather Records on 26 September 2009

1,063 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 2009. Highest significance: Sea Lake (Marston Downs), AU.

Key Facts for 26 September 2009

On 26 September 2009, 1,063 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
623 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,047 daily.
Sea Lake (Marston Downs) set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 26 September 2009.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 409 records.

Record Map

1,063 stations

1,063 station records on 26 September 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sea Lake (Marston Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Murrayville (Carina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chaucingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bold Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yanakie (Shallow Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna del Fresno	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Callignee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phrae	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buln Buln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allatoona Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Booborowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown (Glen Gillian)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Las Adjuntas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton (Maroomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda (Moondah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Metztitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Larrainzar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,063 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 334, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 289, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 September 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	334
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	289
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 September 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 1,047.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

762 broken records

Margins by which the 762 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 2009

Top 20 records on 26 September 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 2009	Sea Lake (Marston Downs), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2009	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2009	Wakool (Barratta), AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	115 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2009	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2009	Murrayville (Carina), AU	monthly rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2009	Tintinara, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2009	Keene 1 WSW, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2009	Drouin Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2009	Riverton, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2009	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	123 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2009	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2009	Tarlee, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2009	Chaucingo, MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2009	Auburn, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2009	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2009	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2009	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2009	Ft Kent, US	monthly low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2009	Meadows, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2009	Mount Bold Reservoir, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	43 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2009. 2009 had 1,063 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 10	657
10 to 20	64
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1