Weather Records on 31 August 1926

148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 August 1926. Highest significance: Dunderlandsdalen, NO.

Key Facts for 31 August 1926

On 31 August 1926, 148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 141 daily.
Dunderlandsdalen set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 31 August 1926.
Across 165 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

148 stations

148 station records on 31 August 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 August 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

148 records

Records set or tied on 31 August 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 62.

Records on 31 August 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 August 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 141.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

120 broken records

Margins by which the 120 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 August 1926

Top 20 records on 31 August 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 August 1926	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1926	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1926	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1926	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Liberty, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily low max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Darwin Post Office, AU	monthly high min	26.4 C (79.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	La Monte, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	monthly high max	30.7 C (87.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Brinkley, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Columbia Falls 5 SW, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	10 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Bancroft, CA	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Williamsburg 2, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Banff, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Kansas City, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Emerald Post Office, AU	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	monthly rain	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 1926	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	monthly rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	15 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

1796 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1926. 1926 had 148 records.

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

Records on 08-31 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1807	2
1813	1
1814	1
1816	1
1827	1
1836	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1881	3
1882	2
1885	1
1886	5
1887	1
1889	1
1890	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	5
1898	10
1899	4
1900	3
1901	5
1902	5
1903	16
1904	13
1905	8
1906	47
1907	6
1908	12
1909	39
1910	20
1911	31
1912	34
1913	40
1914	23
1915	71
1916	7
1917	60
1918	58
1919	25
1920	46
1921	86
1922	58
1923	63
1924	232
1925	111
1926	148
1927	103
1928	201
1929	300
1930	243
1931	192
1932	807
1933	424
1934	381
1935	540
1936	226
1937	508
1938	324
1939	296
1940	400
1941	528
1942	422
1943	650
1944	638
1945	572
1946	545
1947	473
1948	367
1949	409
1950	662
1951	910
1952	388
1953	1,054
1954	633
1955	539
1956	734
1957	317
1958	417
1959	496
1960	366
1961	625
1962	432
1963	415
1964	591
1965	886
1966	830
1967	952
1968	562
1969	474
1970	558
1971	326
1972	287
1973	793
1974	587
1975	658
1976	732
1977	621
1978	891
1979	400
1980	701
1981	692
1982	586
1983	788
1984	866
1985	854
1986	1,218
1987	836
1988	570
1989	622
1990	966
1991	848
1992	1,274
1993	1,286
1994	1,139
1995	1,077
1996	1,451
1997	943
1998	1,163
1999	988
2000	1,545
2001	944
2002	852
2003	1,232
2004	963
2005	1,782
2006	1,147
2007	1,110
2008	870
2009	1,224
2010	1,490
2011	994
2012	932
2013	771
2014	458
2015	1,074
2016	599
2017	596
2018	366
2019	781
2020	737
2021	553
2022	1,191
2023	600
2024	766
2025	307
2026	595

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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	80
5 to 10	18
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	5
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	2