Weather Records on 26 August 1922

84 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1922. Highest significance: Beachport, AU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1922

On 26 August 1922, 84 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 82 daily.
Beachport set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 26 August 1922.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

84 stations

84 station records on 26 August 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jung Jung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Benwerrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Rail (Dalyenong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bass (Kilcunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cantara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Canoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

84 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 48.

Records on 26 August 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 82.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

73 broken records

Margins by which the 73 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1922

Top 20 records on 26 August 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1922	Beachport, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1922	Saint John, CA	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1922	Millicent, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1922	Eastport, US	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1922	Naracoorte, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Chatham, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Apsley, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Buangor 1, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Nelson, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Bancroft, CA	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Hanover, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1922	Cornwall, US	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1922. 1922 had 84 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 10	60
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1