Weather Records on 26 August 1927

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1927. Highest significance: Berlin-Dahlem, DE.

Key Facts for 26 August 1927

On 26 August 1927, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 269 daily.
Berlin-Dahlem set a monthly record daily precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 26 August 1927.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 26 August 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 53.

Records on 26 August 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1927

Top 20 records on 26 August 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1927	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1927	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1927	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1927	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1927	Coulta, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Durango, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Uniontown, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Callaville, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Henichesk, UA	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Perryville, US	monthly low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1927	Louisburg, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	21 years	21 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1927. 1927 had 287 records.

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

Records on 08-26 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1800	2
1802	1
1807	3
1809	1
1810	1
1811	1
1812	1
1813	2
1814	1
1816	1
1835	1
1837	1
1838	2
1850	1
1851	1
1854	4
1855	2
1858	2
1859	1
1861	1
1864	4
1866	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1879	1
1881	2
1885	4
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	2
1896	8
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	8
1901	21
1902	5
1903	16
1904	7
1905	9
1906	24
1907	7
1908	27
1909	27
1910	18
1911	17
1912	48
1913	20
1914	41
1915	20
1916	40
1917	44
1918	24
1919	106
1920	39
1921	41
1922	84
1923	83
1924	651
1925	107
1926	184
1927	287
1928	141
1929	116
1930	201
1931	183
1932	298
1933	330
1934	290
1935	327
1936	701
1937	417
1938	428
1939	310
1940	509
1941	555
1942	576
1943	682
1944	855
1945	456
1946	419
1947	458
1948	1,063
1949	506
1950	294
1951	276
1952	354
1953	726
1954	700
1955	611
1956	283
1957	566
1958	662
1959	607
1960	381
1961	503
1962	493
1963	526
1964	312
1965	553
1966	639
1967	569
1968	375
1969	599
1970	939
1971	515
1972	610
1973	633
1974	567
1975	581
1976	427
1977	763
1978	535
1979	1,098
1980	933
1981	916
1982	754
1983	1,144
1984	660
1985	944
1986	804
1987	1,576
1988	658
1989	949
1990	779
1991	883
1992	1,743
1993	1,063
1994	668
1995	1,085
1996	950
1997	1,297
1998	1,277
1999	1,023
2000	778
2001	1,654
2002	1,100
2003	815
2004	1,093
2005	878
2006	935
2007	1,039
2008	1,050
2009	654
2010	1,600
2011	1,374
2012	657
2013	807
2014	670
2015	990
2016	1,029
2017	527
2018	620
2019	858
2020	769
2021	527
2022	583
2023	1,144
2024	714
2025	1,344
2026	906

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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	177
5 to 10	17
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	2