US weather records set on Saturday 26 September 2026
On Saturday , 12 of 404 US cities set or tied a daily record (our calculation from NOAA records; preliminary).
Records set or tied
- Warm day or night
- Cold day or night
- Wet day
| Place | Record | Value | Before | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | ||||
| Mcgrath, AK | Warmest day | 62°F | 60°F 2012, 1979, 1966 | Provisional |
| Florida | ||||
| Gainesville, FL | Coldest night | 54°F | 57°F 1975 | Provisional |
| Jacksonville, FL | Coldest night tied | 55°F | 55°F 1940 | Provisional |
| Leesburg, FL | Coldest night tied | 63°F | 63°F 1983 | Provisional |
| Georgia | ||||
| Savannah, GA | Coldest night tied | 51°F | 51°F 1940 | Provisional |
| Nebraska | ||||
| Grand Island, NE | Warmest night tied | 63°F | 63°F 2013 | Provisional |
| North Carolina | ||||
| Mount Mitchell, NC | Warmest day tied | 74°F | 74°F 1933 | Provisional |
| Texas | ||||
| Brownsville, TX | Warmest night tied | 80°F | 80°F 1959, 1880 | Provisional |
| Del Rio, TX | Warmest night | 79°F | 78°F 2023, 2019 | Provisional |
| McAllen, TX | Warmest night tied | 81°F | 81°F 2018 | Provisional |
| Midland-Odessa, TX | Warmest night tied | 71°F | 71°F 2019, 1998, 1933 | Provisional |
| San Angelo, TX | Warmest night tied | 74°F | 74°F 1945 | Provisional |
The longest "since" gaps
| Place | Answer | Since | Gap, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk, NE | Wettest day | 94 years | |
| Mount Mitchell, NC | Warmest day | 93 years | |
| Jacksonville, FL | Coldest night | 86 years | |
| Savannah, GA | Coldest night | 86 years | |
| San Angelo, TX | Warmest night | 81 years | |
| Elizabeth City, NC | Coldest day | 76 years | |
| Dworshak, ID | Warmest night | 72 years | |
| Charleston, SC | Coldest night | 69 years | |
| Brownsville, TX | Warmest night | 67 years | |
| Nashville, TN | Dry spell | 63 years | |
| Portland Downtown, OR | Coldest night | 54 years | |
| Omaha, NE | Wettest day | 53 years | |
| Lincoln, NE | Wettest day | 53 years | |
| Sioux Falls, SD | Wettest day | 53 years | |
| Spencer, IA | Wettest day | 53 years | |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Warmest day | 49 years | |
| Lawton, OK | Warmest day | 49 years | |
| Wichita Falls, TX | Warmest day | 49 years | |
| Kahului, HI | Coldest day | 49 years | |
| Atlantic City Marina, NJ | Coldest day | 48 years |
Every record and gap in words
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a high of 62°F in Mcgrath, AK, the warmest 26 September on record, in 86 years since 1941; provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 54°F in Gainesville, FL, the coldest 26 September night on record, in 137 years since 1890; provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 55°F in Jacksonville, FL, tying the record for the coldest 26 September night, set in 1940, in 156 years since 1871; provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 63°F in Leesburg, FL, tying the record for the coldest 26 September night, set in 1983, in 68 years since 1959; provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 51°F in Savannah, GA, tying the record for the coldest 26 September night, set in 1940, in 153 years since 1874; provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 63°F in Grand Island, NE, tying the record for the warmest 26 September night, set in 2013, in 131 years since 1896; provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a high of 74°F in Mount Mitchell, NC, tying the record for the warmest 26 September, set in 1933, in 86 years since 1925 (no value for 1956, 1965, 1966 and 13 other years); provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 80°F in Brownsville, TX, tying the record for the warmest 26 September night, set in 1959 and 1880, in 147 years since 1878 (no value for 1892 and 1898); provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 79°F in Del Rio, TX, the warmest 26 September night on record, in 121 years since 1906; provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 81°F in McAllen, TX, tying the record for the warmest 26 September night, set in 2018, in 85 years since 1941 (no value for 1967); provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 71°F in Midland-Odessa, TX, tying the record for the warmest 26 September night, set in 2019, 1998 and 1933, in 97 years since 1930; provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 74°F in San Angelo, TX, tying the record for the warmest 26 September night, set in 1945, in 119 years since 1907 (no value for 1912); provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: 0.42 in of precipitation in Norfolk, NE, the wettest 26 September since 1932, 10th wettest of 134.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a high of 74°F in Mount Mitchell, NC, tying the record for the warmest 26 September, set in 1933, in 86 years since 1925 (no value for 1956, 1965, 1966 and 13 other years); provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 55°F in Jacksonville, FL, tying the record for the coldest 26 September night, set in 1940, in 156 years since 1871; provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 51°F in Savannah, GA, tying the record for the coldest 26 September night, set in 1940, in 153 years since 1874; provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 74°F in San Angelo, TX, tying the record for the warmest 26 September night, set in 1945, in 119 years since 1907 (no value for 1912); provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a high of 68°F in Elizabeth City, NC, the coldest 26 September day since 1950, 3rd coldest of 92.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 54°F in Dworshak, ID, the warmest 26 September night since 1954 (no value for 1974 and 2018), tied 3rd warmest of 120 (with 1907).
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 52°F in Charleston, SC, the coldest 26 September night since 1957, tied 4th coldest of 90 (with 1957).
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 80°F in Brownsville, TX, tying the record for the warmest 26 September night, set in 1959 and 1880, in 147 years since 1878 (no value for 1892 and 1898); provisional, awaiting the National Weather Service report.
- No measurable precipitation in Nashville, TN for 31 days to Saturday 26 September 2026, the longest dry spell since 1963.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a low of 46°F in Portland Downtown, OR, the coldest 26 September night since 1972 (no value for 1979), tied 14th coldest of 152 (with 1964, 1900, 1889 and 2 other years).
- Saturday 26 September 2026: 0.57 in of precipitation in Omaha, NE, the wettest 26 September since 1973, 9th wettest of 156.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: 0.83 in of precipitation in Lincoln, NE, the wettest 26 September since 1973, 4th wettest of 140.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: 0.63 in of precipitation in Sioux Falls, SD, the wettest 26 September since 1973, 6th wettest of 133.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: 1.11 in of precipitation in Spencer, IA, the wettest 26 September since 1973 (no value for 1980 and 1992), 2nd wettest of 111.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a high of 94°F in Oklahoma City, OK, the warmest 26 September since 1977, tied 4th warmest of 136 (with 1938).
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a high of 97°F in Lawton, OK, the warmest 26 September since 1977 (no value for 1978), tied 4th warmest of 113 (with 1977).
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a high of 99°F in Wichita Falls, TX, the warmest 26 September since 1977, 5th warmest of 103.
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a high of 84°F in Kahului, HI, the coldest 26 September day since 1977, tied 6th coldest of 73 (with 1977, 1964 and 1959).
- Saturday 26 September 2026: a high of 60°F in Atlantic City Marina, NJ, the coldest 26 September day since 1978, tied 4th coldest of 153 (with 1907).
National Weather Service record reports
National Weather Service record event reports issued from 20:00 UTC on 26 September to 20:00 UTC on 27 September 2026, by headline: 1.
- RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MCGRATH AK RERAFG,
- Reports not listed
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