Weather Records on 18 August 1926

168 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 August 1926. Highest significance: Fairmont, US.

Key Facts for 18 August 1926

On 18 August 1926, 168 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 165 daily.
Fairmont set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 18 August 1926.
Across 171 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

168 stations

168 station records on 18 August 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 August 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

168 records

Records set or tied on 18 August 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 86.

Records on 18 August 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 August 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 165.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

133 broken records

Margins by which the 133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 August 1926

Top 20 records on 18 August 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 August 1926	Fairmont, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1926	Conway, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1926	Ocala, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1926	Bee Branch, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1926	Salekhard, RU	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1926	Jakutsk, RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1926	Paducah, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1926	Earlington, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1926	Paducah River, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1926	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1926	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1926	Havre Wb City, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1926	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1926	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1926	Lost Creek Near, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1926	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1926	Greensburg, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1926	Westernport, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1926	Hohenwald, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 1926	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	23 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

1797 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1926. 1926 had 168 records.

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

Records on 08-18 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1816	1
1827	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1841	1
1844	1
1845	3
1846	1
1847	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1856	1
1861	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	2
1869	1
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	2
1883	3
1885	3
1886	3
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	6
1893	4
1894	4
1895	1
1898	4
1899	6
1900	2
1901	10
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	10
1906	40
1907	7
1908	21
1909	24
1910	16
1911	11
1912	21
1913	43
1914	37
1915	60
1916	71
1917	70
1918	53
1919	34
1920	51
1921	39
1922	129
1923	90
1924	225
1925	300
1926	168
1927	269
1928	141
1929	181
1930	150
1931	241
1932	382
1933	431
1934	638
1935	424
1936	766
1937	308
1938	243
1939	381
1940	434
1941	467
1942	333
1943	738
1944	325
1945	400
1946	416
1947	958
1948	315
1949	393
1950	683
1951	355
1952	405
1953	323
1954	622
1955	795
1956	580
1957	380
1958	580
1959	537
1960	599
1961	415
1962	428
1963	760
1964	443
1965	525
1966	573
1967	623
1968	795
1969	530
1970	597
1971	381
1972	493
1973	734
1974	639
1975	844
1976	917
1977	1,112
1978	854
1979	1,309
1980	771
1981	1,386
1982	563
1983	1,420
1984	600
1985	765
1986	861
1987	1,609
1988	1,351
1989	952
1990	920
1991	533
1992	1,497
1993	706
1994	1,027
1995	1,882
1996	760
1997	1,191
1998	923
1999	888
2000	1,183
2001	1,036
2002	1,306
2003	860
2004	1,050
2005	865
2006	842
2007	1,116
2008	1,265
2009	839
2010	1,167
2011	1,239
2012	1,247
2013	752
2014	751
2015	880
2016	704
2017	565
2018	462
2019	615
2020	1,541
2021	1,118
2022	1,237
2023	1,094
2024	696
2025	455
2026	545

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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	105
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2