Weather Records on 26 August 1929

116 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1929. Highest significance: Rosewin (Boona Tank), AU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1929

On 26 August 1929, 116 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 112 daily.
Rosewin (Boona Tank) set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 26 August 1929.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

116 stations

116 station records on 26 August 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rosewin (Boona Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moxley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

116 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 43.

Records on 26 August 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 112.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

90 broken records

Margins by which the 90 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1929

Top 20 records on 26 August 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1929	Rosewin (Boona Tank), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1929	Southport 5 N, US	monthly rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1929	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1929	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1929	Feodosiia, UA	all-time high max	36.2 C (97.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1929	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1929	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1929	Crown St. Reservoir, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1929	Astana, KZ	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1929	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1929	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1929	Atchison, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1929	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1929	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1929	Moxley, US	monthly low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1929	Nerriga Composite, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1929	St Augustine, US	daily low min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1929	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1929	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1929	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	42 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1929. 1929 had 116 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 10	74
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2