Weather Records on 26 August 1930

201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1930. Highest significance: Chaplin, CA.

Key Facts for 26 August 1930

On 26 August 1930, 201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 192 daily.
Chaplin set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 26 August 1930.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

201 stations

201 station records on 26 August 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moxley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sea Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

201 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 43.

Records on 26 August 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1930

Top 20 records on 26 August 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1930	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1930	Armagh, GB	daily high min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	82 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1930	Oxford, GB	daily high max	31.6 C (88.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Durham, GB	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Gigoomgan, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Kabra Railway STN, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Eustis 2 S, US	monthly low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Calumet, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Whitefish Pt, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Uccle, BE	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	30.2 C (86.4 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Sheffield, GB	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1930	Moxley, US	monthly low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	21 years	22 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1930. 1930 had 201 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	123
5 to 10	14
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	1