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Weather Records on 26 August 1920

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1920. Highest significance: Uccle, BE.

Key Facts for 26 August 1920

  • On 26 August 1920, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 38 daily.
  • Uccle set a daily record low minimum temperature of 6.8 C (44.2 F) on 26 August 1920.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

39 stations
Weather records on 26 August 1920 39 station records on 26 August 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
39 station records on 26 August 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 August 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad MuskauGermanyRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature12.4 C (54.3 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord daily precipitation7.2 mm (0.28 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature14.8 C (58.6 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord high minimum temperature21.3 C (70.3 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord low maximum temperature14.3 C (57.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature26.0 C (78.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.9 C (84.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high maximum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord low minimum temperature5.2 C (41.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord low maximum temperature16.9 C (62.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.7 C (60.3 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
EnisejskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.4 C (59.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high maximum temperature19.0 C (66.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-SeefahrtschuleGermanyRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlfredSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation22.7 mm (0.9 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
TunisTunisiaRecord low maximum temperature26.0 C (78.8 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord high maximum temperature37.3 C (99.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records
Records on 26 August 1920 by type Records set or tied on 26 August 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 051015Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 14Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 August 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 26 August 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum14
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 August 1920 by timescale Records on 26 August 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 38. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 38all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 August 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 38.
Records on 26 August 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily38

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 August 1920 Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.7. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 3: 253 to 5: 35 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 13: 113 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 August 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 325
3 to 53
5 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 131
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1920
Top 20 records on 26 August 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 August 1920Uccle, BEdaily low min6.8 C (44.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)86 years34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Bad Muskau, DEdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)19.7 mm (0.8 in)1 year33 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)35 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily low max8.9 C (48.0 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)37 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Salzburg, ATdaily low max12.4 C (54.3 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)43 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily low max14.9 C (58.8 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low max14.4 C (57.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)43 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Simferopol, UAdaily rain7.2 mm (0.28 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Irkutsk, RUdaily high min14.8 C (58.6 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Tashkent, UZdaily high min21.3 C (70.3 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)37 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Innsbruck, ATdaily low max14.3 C (57.7 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)29 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Constantine, DZdaily low max26.0 C (78.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Qu'appelle, CAdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Belle Isle, CAdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920White River, CAdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Jokkmokk, SEdaily high max19.0 C (66.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Swift Current, CAdaily high max35.0 C (95.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1920Kazan, RUdaily low min5.2 C (41.4 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)19 years13 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 1920
Records on 08-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1920. 1920 had 39 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 1920. 1920 had 39 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).