Weather Records on 26 August 1932

298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1932. Highest significance: Kistwar, IN.

Key Facts for 26 August 1932

On 26 August 1932, 298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 293 daily.
Kistwar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 79.5 mm (3.1 in) on 26 August 1932.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

298 stations

298 station records on 26 August 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jejuri	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vaduj	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalyandrug	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rayadurg	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpuri(Rampur)	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dahiwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

298 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 128.

Records on 26 August 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 293.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

231 broken records

Margins by which the 231 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1932

Top 20 records on 26 August 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1932	Kistwar, IN	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1932	Landsborough, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1932	Jejuri, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1932	Madha, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1932	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1932	Vaduj, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1932	La Monte, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1932	Kalyandrug, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1932	Thiruvananthapuram, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1932	Noyyatinkara, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1932	Barsi, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1932	Kulu, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1932	Decorah, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1932	Thiruvalla, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1932	Holyoke, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1932	Portland, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1932	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1932	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1932	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1932	Hiriyur, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	29 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1932. 1932 had 298 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	178
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1