Weather Records on 26 August 1933

330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1933. Highest significance: Livingston, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1933

On 26 August 1933, 330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 321 daily.
Livingston set a monthly record daily precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 26 August 1933.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

330 stations

330 station records on 26 August 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yeola	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chandor	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sachor	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deesa	India	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Government Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mahudha	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheo	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halol	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yaval	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nasik	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shergarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Digri	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Todgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welgelegen(Middlemnt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

330 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 26 August 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1933 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

259 broken records

Margins by which the 259 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1933

Top 20 records on 26 August 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1933	Livingston, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1933	Syktyvkar, RU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1933	Yeola, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1933	Sinnar, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1933	Chandor, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1933	Gordon 6N, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1933	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1933	Sachor, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1933	Pulivendla, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1933	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1933	Oelrichs, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1933	Monierkhal, IN	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1933	Deesa, IN	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1933	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1933	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1933	Toronto, CA	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1933	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1933	South Pass City, US	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1933	Palanpur, IN	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1933	Nandgaon, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	31 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1933. 1933 had 330 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	221
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2