Weather Records on 26 August 1924

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1924. Highest significance: Yea, AU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1924

On 26 August 1924, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 127 monthly and 516 daily.
Yea set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 26 August 1924.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 26 August 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Mulya Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cowal 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balpool (Nyang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Wirchilleba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kokkedahl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moolpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 534.

Records on 26 August 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	534
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1924 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 127, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1924

Top 20 records on 26 August 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1924	Yea, AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1924	Grantville, AU	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1924	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1924	Wallan (Walnarring), AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1924	Officer (Jesmond Dene), AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1924	Mannanarie Post Office, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1924	Wandin (Yallock), AU	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1924	Louth (Mulya Tank), AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1924	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1924	Tarcutta, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1924	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1924	Glenaroua, AU	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1924	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1924	Kew, AU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1924	Lilydale, AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1924	Fall River, US	all-time rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1924	Lake Cowal 2, AU	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1924	Arundel, AU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1924	Yackandandah, AU	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1924	Clyde State School, AU	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)

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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1924. 1924 had 651 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	331
10 to 20	163
20 to 30	70
30 to 40	30
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	3