Weather Records on 8 August 1926

190 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 August 1926. Highest significance: Zagreb-Gric, HR.

Key Facts for 8 August 1926

On 8 August 1926, 190 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 186 daily.
Zagreb-Gric set an all-time record daily precipitation of 118.8 mm (4.7 in) on 8 August 1926.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

190 stations

190 station records on 8 August 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 August 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brazoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Puckawidgee Back	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Miltalie (Poodra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

190 records

Records set or tied on 8 August 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 58.

Records on 8 August 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 August 1926 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 186.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 August 1926

Top 20 records on 8 August 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 August 1926	Zagreb-Gric, HR	all-time rain	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 August 1926	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1926	Hvar, HR	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1926	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 August 1926	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	Natchez, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	Emporia 1 S, US	all-time high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	Innsbruck, AT	daily low max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	Sydney, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	St Albans, CA	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	Battleford, CA	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	Sale Mercury Office, AU	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	Bologna, IT	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	Burlington, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 August 1926	Mantova, IT	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	30 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

1793 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 190 records.

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

Records on 08-08 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1800	1
1808	3
1815	1
1833	1
1843	1
1844	2
1845	1
1854	1
1859	3
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	2
1869	1
1871	1
1873	3
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1884	3
1888	3
1890	2
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1895	8
1896	2
1897	5
1898	10
1899	8
1900	11
1901	2
1902	2
1903	20
1904	13
1905	7
1906	9
1907	9
1908	13
1909	34
1910	5
1911	38
1912	57
1913	28
1914	7
1915	47
1916	39
1917	35
1918	160
1919	28
1920	138
1921	42
1922	74
1923	70
1924	99
1925	149
1926	190
1927	278
1928	252
1929	166
1930	801
1931	318
1932	234
1933	228
1934	734
1935	508
1936	359
1937	362
1938	855
1939	671
1940	333
1941	324
1942	614
1943	512
1944	352
1945	572
1946	349
1947	442
1948	543
1949	675
1950	516
1951	513
1952	305
1953	393
1954	558
1955	537
1956	273
1957	517
1958	496
1959	470
1960	399
1961	270
1962	567
1963	601
1964	467
1965	520
1966	598
1967	432
1968	868
1969	584
1970	703
1971	646
1972	1,073
1973	446
1974	726
1975	1,041
1976	1,202
1977	607
1978	976
1979	466
1980	919
1981	964
1982	711
1983	1,110
1984	619
1985	726
1986	575
1987	861
1988	733
1989	2,398
1990	1,124
1991	1,230
1992	1,267
1993	654
1994	1,009
1995	1,503
1996	814
1997	1,381
1998	1,304
1999	1,248
2000	961
2001	1,557
2002	1,059
2003	1,432
2004	1,115
2005	882
2006	842
2007	1,660
2008	834
2009	1,112
2010	1,254
2011	1,256
2012	754
2013	841
2014	542
2015	835
2016	560
2017	831
2018	731
2019	722
2020	894
2021	502
2022	711
2023	979
2024	774
2025	752
2026	1,000

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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	141
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	2