Weather Records on 26 August 1931

183 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1931. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1931

On 26 August 1931, 183 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 177 daily.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 64.3 mm (2.5 in) on 26 August 1931.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

183 stations

183 station records on 26 August 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itawah	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sambhar	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Phalodi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boko	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Bremen	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chechat	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mirzapur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jasol	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bilara	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

183 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 84.

Records on 26 August 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 177.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

142 broken records

Margins by which the 142 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 151.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1931

Top 20 records on 26 August 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1931	Franklin, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1931	Raipur, IN	daily rain	237.0 mm (9.3 in)	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1931	Caguas, PR	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1931	Balliguda, IN	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1931	Itawah, IN	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1931	Galway, IE	monthly low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1931	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1931	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1931	Sambhar, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1931	Marion, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1931	Minsk, BY	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1931	Vestervig, DK	monthly low min	5.5 C (41.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1931	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1931	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1931	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1931	Jahanabad, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1931	Tuscumbia, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1931	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1931	Santa Barbara, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1931	Ernakulam, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	23 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1931. 1931 had 183 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 20	118
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1