Weather Records on 26 September 2021

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 September 2021. Highest significance: Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE.

Key Facts for 26 September 2021

On 26 September 2021, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 487 daily.
Heinersreuth-Vollhof set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 26 September 2021.
Across 167 earlier years (1812 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 413 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 26 September 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 September 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kalac	Russia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uakit	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shilka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Promontory	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stammbach-Querenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weifang	China	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yichang	China	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lobenstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberporth	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bengbu	China	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camborne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanzhong	China	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mehringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Center 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berezovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
King Salmon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sankt Peter-Ording	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Preston: Moor Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vista	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Youyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Surigao	Philippines	Record low minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph Rosecrans Mem AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 26 September 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 September 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 September 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 September 2021

Top 20 records on 26 September 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 September 2021	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2021	Kalac, RU	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 September 2021	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	112 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Teuschnitz, DE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Uakit, RU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Shilka, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Promontory, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Gisela, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Valley, GB	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Stammbach-Querenbach, DE	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	24.1 C (75.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Bastia, FR	daily high max	31.2 C (88.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Kronach, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Weifang, CN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Yichang, CN	daily high max	36.2 C (97.2 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Bad Lobenstein, DE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Aberporth, GB	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 September 2021	Wick, GB	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	87 years	37 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1812 to 2021. 2021 had 494 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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Data for records on 2021-09-26: 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 2026-10-17 (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	379
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1