Weather Records on 26 August 1919

106 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1919. Highest significance: Jimenbuen, AU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1919

On 26 August 1919, 106 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 102 daily.
Jimenbuen set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 26 August 1919.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

106 stations

106 station records on 26 August 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Florida Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim (Drewsdene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kardella (Fleetwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

106 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 79.

Records on 26 August 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

97 broken records

Margins by which the 97 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1919

Top 20 records on 26 August 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1919	Jimenbuen, AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1919	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1919	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1919	Ballan, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1919	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1919	Florida Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1919	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1919	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1919	Neerim (Drewsdene), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1919	Stornoway Airport, GB	monthly low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1919	Buchan, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1919	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1919	Walhalla, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1919	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1919	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1919	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	59 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1919	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1919	Elaine (Larundel), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1919	Grantville, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1919	Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	34 years	20 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1919. 1919 had 106 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1919-08-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	61
5 to 10	21
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	2