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Weather Records on 26 August 1901

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1901. Highest significance: Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1901

  • On 26 August 1901, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 20 daily.
  • Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 26 August 1901.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 26 August 1901 21 station records on 26 August 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 26 August 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 August 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
MarylandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation50.3 mm (2.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature35.8 C (96.4 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue GardeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 26 August 1901 by type Records set or tied on 26 August 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 19. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 August 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.
Records on 26 August 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 August 1901 by timescale Records on 26 August 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 20all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 August 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 20.
Records on 26 August 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily20

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 August 1901 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.9. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1310 to 20: 520 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 August 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 1013
10 to 205
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1901
Top 20 records on 26 August 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 August 1901Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)26.5 mm (1.0 in)10 years47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1901Maryland, AUdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)41.9 mm (1.6 in)8 years45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1901Narrabri Bowling Club, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)21 years32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Albury, AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)20 years28 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)6 years26 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Wentworth Post Office, AUmonthly rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)7 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)8 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max35.8 C (96.4 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)19 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Orange Post Office, AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Wahgunyah, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Stawell, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)9 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)9 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Dubbo (Darling Street), AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Saint John, CAdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Bourke Post Office, AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1901Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)

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

1797 to 1901
Records on 08-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1901. 1901 had 21 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001797: 11800: 21802: 11807: 31809: 11810: 11811: 11812: 11813: 21814: 11816: 11835: 11837: 11838: 21850: 11851: 11854: 41855: 21858: 21859: 11861: 11864: 41866: 11869: 11870: 11872: 21873: 11879: 11881: 21885: 41887: 11888: 11889: 31890: 21891: 31892: 31893: 21894: 31895: 21896: 81897: 21898: 21899: 21900: 81901: 211902: 51903: 161904: 71905: 91906: 241907: 71908: 271909: 271910: 181911: 171912: 481913: 201914: 411915: 201916: 401917: 441918: 241919: 1061920: 391921: 411922: 841923: 831924: 6511925: 1071926: 1841927: 2871928: 1411929: 1161930: 2011931: 1831932: 2981933: 3301934: 2901935: 3271936: 7011937: 4171938: 4281939: 3101940: 5091941: 5551942: 5761943: 6821944: 8551945: 4561946: 4191947: 4581948: 1,0631949: 5061950: 2941951: 2761952: 3541953: 7261954: 7001955: 6111956: 2831957: 5661958: 6621959: 6071960: 3811961: 5031962: 4931963: 5261964: 3121965: 5531966: 6391967: 5691968: 3751969: 5991970: 9391971: 5151972: 6101973: 6331974: 5671975: 5811976: 4271977: 7631978: 5351979: 1,0981980: 9331981: 9161982: 7541983: 1,1441984: 6601985: 9441986: 8041987: 1,5761988: 6581989: 9491990: 7791991: 8831992: 1,7431993: 1,0631994: 6681995: 1,0851996: 9501997: 1,2971998: 1,2771999: 1,0232000: 7782001: 1,6542002: 1,1002003: 8152004: 1,0932005: 8782006: 9352007: 1,0392008: 1,0502009: 6542010: 1,6002011: 1,3742012: 6572013: 8072014: 6702015: 9902016: 1,0292017: 5272018: 6202019: 8582020: 7692021: 5272022: 5832023: 1,1442024: 7142025: 1,3442026: 9061797185518911908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1901. 1901 had 21 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 08-26 in each year
YearRecords
17971
18002
18021
18073
18091
18101
18111
18121
18132
18141
18161
18351
18371
18382
18501
18511
18544
18552
18582
18591
18611
18644
18661
18691
18701
18722
18731
18791
18812
18854
18871
18881
18893
18902
18913
18923
18932
18943
18952
18968
18972
18982
18992
19008
190121
19025
190316
19047
19059
190624
19077
190827
190927
191018
191117
191248
191320
191441
191520
191640
191744
191824
1919106
192039
192141
192284
192383
1924651
1925107
1926184
1927287
1928141
1929116
1930201
1931183
1932298
1933330
1934290
1935327
1936701
1937417
1938428
1939310
1940509
1941555
1942576
1943682
1944855
1945456
1946419
1947458
19481,063
1949506
1950294
1951276
1952354
1953726
1954700
1955611
1956283
1957566
1958662
1959607
1960381
1961503
1962493
1963526
1964312
1965553
1966639
1967569
1968375
1969599
1970939
1971515
1972610
1973633
1974567
1975581
1976427
1977763
1978535
19791,098
1980933
1981916
1982754
19831,144
1984660
1985944
1986804
19871,576
1988658
1989949
1990779
1991883
19921,743
19931,063
1994668
19951,085
1996950
19971,297
19981,277
19991,023
2000778
20011,654
20021,100
2003815
20041,093
2005878
2006935
20071,039
20081,050
2009654
20101,600
20111,374
2012657
2013807
2014670
2015990
20161,029
2017527
2018620
2019858
2020769
2021527
2022583
20231,144
2024714
20251,344
2026906

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).