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Weather Records on 26 August 1918

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1918. Highest significance: Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1918

  • On 26 August 1918, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Sunbury (Salesian College ) set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 26 August 1918.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 26 August 1918 24 station records on 26 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 26 August 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 August 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
PortarlingtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low minimum temperature1.0 C (33.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
HoornNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.9 C (93.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 26 August 1918 by type Records set or tied on 26 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 035810Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 August 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 26 August 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 August 1918 by timescale Records on 26 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 August 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 24.
Records on 26 August 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 August 1918 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.9. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 72 to 4: 64 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 210 to 12: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 August 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 27
2 to 46
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 102
10 to 121

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1918
Top 20 records on 26 August 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 August 1918Sunbury (Salesian College ), AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)16 years30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Portarlington, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)23 years25 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily high min23.9 C (75.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years24 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)66 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Vastervik, SEdaily low min6.0 C (42.8 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Gysinge, SEdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)40 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Halmstad, SEdaily low min2.5 C (36.5 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Prince Albert, CAdaily high max30.0 C (86.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min7.5 C (45.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high min22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Skara 1, SEdaily low min1.0 C (33.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Malvern, USdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Perth Regional Office, AUdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Hoorn, NLdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Cape May 2 NW, USdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Baltimore Customs House, USdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie45 years4 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1918Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high max (Tie)28.9 C (84.0 F)tie36 years3 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 1918
Records on 08-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1918. 1918 had 24 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 1918. 1918 had 24 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).