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Weather Records on 26 August 1903

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1903. Highest significance: La Crosse Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1903

  • On 26 August 1903, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 15 daily.
  • La Crosse Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 26 August 1903.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 26 August 1903 16 station records on 26 August 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 26 August 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 August 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cordeaux RiverAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 26 August 1903 by type Records set or tied on 26 August 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 15. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 August 1903 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.
Records on 26 August 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 August 1903 by timescale Records on 26 August 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 August 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 15.
Records on 26 August 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 August 1903 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.6. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 55 to 10: 510 to 15: 015 to 20: 320 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 August 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 55
5 to 105
10 to 150
15 to 203
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1903
Top 16 records on 26 August 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 August 1903La Crosse Wb City, USdaily rain39.6 mm (1.6 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)21 years25 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain39.1 mm (1.5 in)25.6 mm (1.0 in)1 year23 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)18.1 mm (0.7 in)13 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Cassilis Post Office, AUmonthly rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)4 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Cordeaux River, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)17.1 mm (0.7 in)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Dubbo (Darling Street), AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)1 year14 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Charlton, AUdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)6 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Maitland West, AUdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)1 year6 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Bourke Post Office, AUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain (Tie)22.1 mm (0.9 in)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1903Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max (Tie)35.0 C (95.0 F)tie7 years1 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 1903
Records on 08-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1903. 1903 had 16 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 1903. 1903 had 16 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).