Weather Records on 10 August 1926

80 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 August 1926. Highest significance: Bakke, NO.

Key Facts for 10 August 1926

On 10 August 1926, 80 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 76 daily.
Bakke set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 10 August 1926.
Across 160 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

80 stations

80 station records on 10 August 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 August 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

80 records

Records set or tied on 10 August 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 21.

Records on 10 August 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 10 August 1926 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 76.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

59 broken records

Margins by which the 59 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 August 1926

Top 20 records on 10 August 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 August 1926	Bakke, NO	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1926	Ewing, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
10 August 1926	Somerset Main Street, US	all-time high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Perm, RU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	York, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Franklin, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Fords Bridge, AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low min	6.3 C (43.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Hay Springs, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Vincennes 4 E, US	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Hillston (Hunthawang), AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Irkutsk, RU	daily high min	16.4 C (61.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Lake, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Asheville, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Oakley, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Tbilisi, GE	daily high min	22.9 C (73.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 1926	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	19 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

1814 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1926. 1926 had 80 records.

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

Records on 08-10 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1815	1
1838	1
1845	2
1847	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1857	2
1859	1
1861	2
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1869	2
1871	1
1877	1
1879	4
1881	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	1
1890	2
1891	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	7
1898	4
1899	6
1900	6
1901	5
1902	7
1903	8
1904	12
1905	5
1906	16
1907	9
1908	7
1909	33
1910	10
1911	40
1912	39
1913	44
1914	27
1915	26
1916	88
1917	51
1918	43
1919	51
1920	101
1921	66
1922	78
1923	175
1924	245
1925	430
1926	80
1927	294
1928	160
1929	264
1930	299
1931	424
1932	251
1933	305
1934	662
1935	480
1936	487
1937	399
1938	382
1939	593
1940	386
1941	459
1942	420
1943	304
1944	1,006
1945	360
1946	303
1947	766
1948	339
1949	586
1950	324
1951	425
1952	395
1953	431
1954	372
1955	309
1956	522
1957	322
1958	443
1959	528
1960	470
1961	640
1962	761
1963	479
1964	553
1965	700
1966	1,231
1967	766
1968	784
1969	588
1970	702
1971	760
1972	1,175
1973	597
1974	719
1975	664
1976	855
1977	786
1978	495
1979	700
1980	849
1981	857
1982	1,070
1983	915
1984	956
1985	918
1986	535
1987	896
1988	792
1989	1,291
1990	736
1991	819
1992	1,051
1993	774
1994	1,338
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,504
1998	1,112
1999	945
2000	990
2001	1,192
2002	1,080
2003	1,556
2004	976
2005	1,225
2006	980
2007	1,476
2008	871
2009	869
2010	1,704
2011	1,247
2012	995
2013	599
2014	516
2015	583
2016	893
2017	636
2018	1,018
2019	754
2020	816
2021	553
2022	687
2023	782
2024	882
2025	659
2026	1,149

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 August 1926
Margin	Records
0 to 10	51
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1