Weather Records on 7 August 1926

115 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 August 1926. Highest significance: Salekhard, RU.

Key Facts for 7 August 1926

On 7 August 1926, 115 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 111 daily.
Salekhard set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.4 mm (1.9 in) on 7 August 1926.
Across 163 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

115 stations

115 station records on 7 August 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 August 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

115 records

Records set or tied on 7 August 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 29.

Records on 7 August 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 August 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 111.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

78 broken records

Margins by which the 78 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 August 1926

Top 20 records on 7 August 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 August 1926	Salekhard, RU	monthly rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1926	Watertown, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1926	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1926	Lowell, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 1926	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	Ashland, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	Framingham, US	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	Yarmouth, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily low min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	Durango, US	monthly low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	Fillmore, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 1926	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	18 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

1808 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1926. 1926 had 115 records.

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

Records on 08-07 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1812	1
1815	1
1816	1
1817	1
1833	2
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1857	3
1858	1
1859	2
1861	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1870	2
1875	1
1876	5
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	5
1889	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	2
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	6
1901	3
1902	5
1903	17
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	10
1908	13
1909	11
1910	1
1911	36
1912	31
1913	39
1914	24
1915	40
1916	50
1917	21
1918	108
1919	36
1920	36
1921	55
1922	61
1923	101
1924	128
1925	81
1926	115
1927	109
1928	188
1929	181
1930	486
1931	357
1932	249
1933	310
1934	608
1935	507
1936	286
1937	446
1938	568
1939	561
1940	271
1941	305
1942	340
1943	601
1944	332
1945	882
1946	500
1947	461
1948	756
1949	587
1950	541
1951	562
1952	556
1953	378
1954	589
1955	536
1956	321
1957	868
1958	571
1959	356
1960	344
1961	356
1962	718
1963	522
1964	446
1965	552
1966	400
1967	701
1968	600
1969	523
1970	652
1971	969
1972	1,172
1973	568
1974	746
1975	1,177
1976	1,168
1977	617
1978	1,210
1979	559
1980	871
1981	855
1982	727
1983	1,207
1984	840
1985	1,088
1986	544
1987	1,146
1988	897
1989	1,472
1990	1,625
1991	1,217
1992	1,236
1993	1,040
1994	1,262
1995	1,521
1996	1,107
1997	1,460
1998	1,183
1999	950
2000	871
2001	1,386
2002	907
2003	1,244
2004	1,400
2005	882
2006	923
2007	1,309
2008	918
2009	1,121
2010	1,098
2011	1,282
2012	688
2013	665
2014	501
2015	1,027
2016	505
2017	954
2018	636
2019	609
2020	605
2021	397
2022	880
2023	1,221
2024	835
2025	733
2026	1,047

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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	58
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2