Weather Records on 29 September 2026

544 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 September 2026. Highest significance: Courtenay 1 NW, US.

Key Facts for 29 September 2026

On 29 September 2026, 544 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 506 daily.
Courtenay 1 NW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 171.5 mm (6.8 in) on 29 September 2026 (provisional).
Across 157 earlier years (1836 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

544 stations

544 station records on 29 September 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 September 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kure Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	287.5 mm (11.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	304.0 mm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kofu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	277.0 mm (10.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Morelia Mich.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tlaxcala de Xicontecatl (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	220.4 mm (8.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	288.0 mm (11.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zamora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	200.5 mm (7.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yamagata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa Ver.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	277.4 mm (10.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nobeoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	342.0 mm (13.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Picacho 8 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	225.5 mm (8.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baldy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Truth Or Consequences Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rumoi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nagano	Japan	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Okayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico City	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	138.8 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wildcat	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coronado Trail	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zacatecas Zac. (la Bufa Zac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boys Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Promontory	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

544 records

Records set or tied on 29 September 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 197.

Records on 29 September 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 29 September 2026 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 31, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

450 broken records

Margins by which the 450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 244.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 September 2026

Top 20 records on 29 September 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 September 2026	Courtenay 1 NW, US	all-time rain (Provisional)	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 September 2026	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain (Provisional)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
29 September 2026	Montpelier, US	monthly rain (Provisional)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2026	Hachinohe, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2026	Kure Reg Met HQ, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	287.5 mm (11.3 in)	240.8 mm (9.5 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2026	Kagoshima, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	304.0 mm (12.0 in)	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2026	Makurazaki, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2026	Kofu, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	277.0 mm (10.9 in)	244.6 mm (9.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2026	Morelia Mich., MX	monthly rain (Provisional)	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2026	Tlaxcala de Xicontecatl (Dge), MX	all-time rain (Provisional)	220.4 mm (8.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2026	San Simon, US	daily rain (Provisional)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2026	Niigata, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2026	Shizuoka, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2026	Tanegashima, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	288.0 mm (11.3 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2026	Zamora, MX	daily rain (Provisional)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 September 2026	Esashi, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2026	Wakamatsu, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	200.5 mm (7.9 in)	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2026	Yamagata, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2026	Maebashi, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	199.0 mm (7.8 in)	154.5 mm (6.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
29 September 2026	Jalapa Ver., MX	monthly rain (Provisional)	277.4 mm (10.9 in)	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	9 years	57 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

1836 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1836 to 2026. 2026 had 544 records.

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

Records on 09-29 in each year
Year	Records
1836	1
1843	1
1854	2
1859	2
1861	1
1862	1
1864	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1871	1
1873	3
1874	1
1877	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	4
1895	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	9
1900	3
1901	7
1902	14
1903	11
1904	26
1905	11
1906	16
1907	26
1908	20
1909	10
1910	10
1911	64
1912	27
1913	20
1914	24
1915	43
1916	184
1917	19
1918	36
1919	38
1920	22
1921	148
1922	33
1923	89
1924	264
1925	166
1926	195
1927	236
1928	212
1929	243
1930	71
1931	204
1932	234
1933	353
1934	394
1935	188
1936	399
1937	276
1938	423
1939	407
1940	346
1941	511
1942	858
1943	390
1944	398
1945	899
1946	265
1947	467
1948	334
1949	398
1950	472
1951	475
1952	404
1953	1,079
1954	814
1955	375
1956	380
1957	636
1958	309
1959	1,066
1960	143
1961	447
1962	481
1963	996
1964	1,154
1965	689
1966	498
1967	1,250
1968	184
1969	279
1970	629
1971	797
1972	637
1973	769
1974	730
1975	365
1976	636
1977	800
1978	569
1979	581
1980	874
1981	747
1982	911
1983	920
1984	1,447
1985	1,789
1986	1,624
1987	641
1988	554
1989	710
1990	416
1991	747
1992	833
1993	620
1994	967
1995	1,033
1996	1,356
1997	683
1998	1,295
1999	1,440
2000	965
2001	846
2002	557
2003	924
2004	754
2005	1,163
2006	695
2007	929
2008	461
2009	700
2010	1,110
2011	1,572
2012	737
2013	623
2014	548
2015	724
2016	912
2017	433
2018	582
2019	2,193
2020	444
2021	790
2022	600
2023	866
2024	1,391
2025	516
2026	544

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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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	420
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	4