Weather Records on 6 August 1926

85 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 August 1926. Highest significance: Mahackala, RU.

Key Facts for 6 August 1926

On 6 August 1926, 85 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 84 daily.
Mahackala set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 27.6 C (81.7 F) on 6 August 1926.
Across 165 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

85 stations

85 station records on 6 August 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 August 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

85 records

Records set or tied on 6 August 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 18.

Records on 6 August 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 August 1926 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 84.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

49 broken records

Margins by which the 49 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 August 1926

Top 20 records on 6 August 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 August 1926	Mahackala, RU	all-time high min	27.6 C (81.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
6 August 1926	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Butlerville 2 WNW, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Yarmouth, CA	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Bella Coola, CA	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Mason City, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Geryville (El-Bayadh), DZ	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Irkutsk, RU	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1926	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	13 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

1794 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 85 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-06 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1806	1
1808	1
1809	1
1810	1
1822	1
1830	1
1833	1
1847	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1859	1
1861	1
1866	1
1869	1
1871	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	7
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	6
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	4
1903	16
1904	13
1905	13
1906	24
1907	26
1908	17
1909	14
1910	20
1911	22
1912	57
1913	41
1914	6
1915	108
1916	40
1917	35
1918	526
1919	92
1920	39
1921	49
1922	90
1923	113
1924	150
1925	78
1926	85
1927	132
1928	101
1929	189
1930	356
1931	349
1932	226
1933	284
1934	580
1935	330
1936	318
1937	371
1938	308
1939	311
1940	385
1941	356
1942	303
1943	248
1944	312
1945	458
1946	430
1947	625
1948	1,166
1949	464
1950	480
1951	720
1952	513
1953	646
1954	532
1955	531
1956	447
1957	949
1958	521
1959	422
1960	250
1961	551
1962	496
1963	258
1964	481
1965	390
1966	378
1967	757
1968	586
1969	613
1970	504
1971	945
1972	877
1973	876
1974	884
1975	749
1976	923
1977	623
1978	790
1979	544
1980	818
1981	855
1982	643
1983	1,281
1984	815
1985	874
1986	648
1987	948
1988	873
1989	879
1990	1,463
1991	1,100
1992	1,053
1993	1,569
1994	1,918
1995	1,500
1996	1,038
1997	1,216
1998	1,546
1999	938
2000	870
2001	1,100
2002	988
2003	1,221
2004	1,076
2005	756
2006	849
2007	991
2008	820
2009	1,033
2010	1,205
2011	1,357
2012	845
2013	722
2014	673
2015	827
2016	472
2017	827
2018	598
2019	645
2020	510
2021	457
2022	960
2023	1,177
2024	882
2025	721
2026	955

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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	39
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	1