Weather Records on 26 August 1917

44 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1917. Highest significance: Fairlight Station, AU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1917

On 26 August 1917, 44 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 41 daily.
Fairlight Station set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 26 August 1917.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

44 stations

44 station records on 26 August 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

44 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 22.

Records on 26 August 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1917 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 41.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records

Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1917

Top 20 records on 26 August 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1917	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1917	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Winnemucca AP, US	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Muttaburra, AU	monthly rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Escanaba, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Winton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Barrie, CA	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Haparanda, SE	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Morgantown 1, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1917	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	16 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1917. 1917 had 44 records.

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

Records on 08-26 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1800	2
1802	1
1807	3
1809	1
1810	1
1811	1
1812	1
1813	2
1814	1
1816	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	2
1850	1
1851	1
1854	4
1855	2
1858	2
1859	1
1861	1
1864	4
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1879	1
1881	2
1885	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	8
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	8
1901	21
1902	5
1903	16
1904	7
1905	9
1906	24
1907	7
1908	27
1909	27
1910	18
1911	17
1912	48
1913	20
1914	41
1915	20
1916	40
1917	44
1918	24
1919	106
1920	39
1921	41
1922	84
1923	83
1924	651
1925	107
1926	184
1927	287
1928	141
1929	116
1930	201
1931	183
1932	298
1933	330
1934	290
1935	327
1936	701
1937	417
1938	428
1939	310
1940	509
1941	555
1942	576
1943	682
1944	855
1945	456
1946	419
1947	458
1948	1,063
1949	506
1950	294
1951	276
1952	354
1953	726
1954	700
1955	611
1956	283
1957	566
1958	662
1959	607
1960	381
1961	503
1962	493
1963	526
1964	312
1965	553
1966	639
1967	569
1968	375
1969	599
1970	939
1971	515
1972	610
1973	633
1974	567
1975	581
1976	427
1977	763
1978	535
1979	1,098
1980	933
1981	916
1982	754
1983	1,144
1984	660
1985	944
1986	804
1987	1,576
1988	658
1989	949
1990	779
1991	883
1992	1,743
1993	1,063
1994	668
1995	1,085
1996	950
1997	1,297
1998	1,277
1999	1,023
2000	778
2001	1,654
2002	1,100
2003	815
2004	1,093
2005	878
2006	935
2007	1,039
2008	1,050
2009	654
2010	1,600
2011	1,374
2012	657
2013	807
2014	670
2015	990
2016	1,029
2017	527
2018	620
2019	858
2020	769
2021	527
2022	583
2023	1,144
2024	714
2025	1,344
2026	906

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	22
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1