Weather Records on 26 August 1928

141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1928. Highest significance: Winchendon, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1928

On 26 August 1928, 141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 137 daily.
Winchendon set a daily record precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 26 August 1928.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

141 stations

141 station records on 26 August 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Renova	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

141 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 44.

Records on 26 August 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 137.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1928

Top 20 records on 26 August 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1928	Winchendon, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1928	Espanola, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1928	Concord, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1928	Lynchburg - Coop, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Armagh, GB	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Keene, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Amherst, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Minnedosa, CA	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Delta, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Leominster, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Adel, US	monthly low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Galway, IE	daily rain	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Parnu, EE	daily rain	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Tartu, EE	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Sunnyside, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Great Falls 16St, US	monthly low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1928	Evanston 1 E, US	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	24 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

1797 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1928. 1928 had 141 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 August 1928
Margin	Records
0 to 10	86
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1