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Weather Records on 26 August 1914

41 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1914. Highest significance: Orebro, SE.

Key Facts for 26 August 1914

  • On 26 August 1914, 41 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 24 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 40 daily.
  • Orebro set a daily record high maximum temperature of 26.5 C (79.7 F) on 26 August 1914.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

41 stations
Weather records on 26 August 1914 41 station records on 26 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
41 station records on 26 August 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 August 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OrebroSwedenRecord high maximum temperature26.5 C (79.7 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-LonchampFranceRecord daily precipitation25.2 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature17.3 C (63.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high maximum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie LukiRussiaRecord low minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high maximum temperature25.5 C (77.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature16.0 C (60.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high minimum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord high maximum temperature26.0 C (78.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high minimum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

41 records
Records on 26 August 1914 by type Records set or tied on 26 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 051015Highest daily maximum: 12Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 12Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 August 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 26 August 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum12
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum12
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 August 1914 by timescale Records on 26 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 40. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 40all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 August 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 40.
Records on 26 August 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily40

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 August 1914 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.8. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 2: 202 to 4: 34 to 6: 36 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 August 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 220
2 to 43
4 to 63
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1914
Top 20 records on 26 August 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 August 1914Orebro, SEdaily high max26.5 C (79.7 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)27 years24 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FRdaily rain25.2 mm (1.0 in)13.8 mm (0.5 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Tranebjerg, DKdaily high max24.0 C (75.2 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Tranebjerg, DKdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Portland, USdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Gravenhurst, CAdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Sandvig, DKdaily high min17.3 C (63.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Kazan, RUdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Robertson, ZAdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Karesuando, SEdaily high max19.0 C (66.2 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Port Arthur, CAdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Magdeburg, DEdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Halmstad, SEdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Stonecliffe, CAdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Caledon (Pol), ZAdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Riversdale, ZAdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)32 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Velikie Luki, RUdaily low min4.5 C (40.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily high min15.5 C (59.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1914Vanersborg, SEdaily high max25.5 C (77.9 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)12 years11 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 1914
Records on 08-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1914. 1914 had 41 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 1914. 1914 had 41 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).