Weather Records on 26 August 1923

83 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1923. Highest significance: Butlerville 2 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1923

On 26 August 1923, 83 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 80 daily.
Butlerville 2 WNW set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 26 August 1923.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

83 stations

83 station records on 26 August 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Green Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

83 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 18.

Records on 26 August 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 80.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

61 broken records

Margins by which the 61 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1923

Top 20 records on 26 August 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1923	Butlerville 2 WNW, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1923	Schriever, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	5 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Guelph Oac, CA	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Welland, CA	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Cooperstown, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Ukiah, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Petoskey, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Morgantown 1, US	monthly low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	1 year	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	El Paso, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Southampton, CA	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Appleton, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Alton, CA	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1923	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	8 years	14 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1923. 1923 had 83 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	52
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1