Weather Records on 26 August 1934

290 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1934. Highest significance: Mantova, IT.

Key Facts for 26 August 1934

On 26 August 1934, 290 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 283 daily.
Mantova set a daily record precipitation of 55.2 mm (2.2 in) on 26 August 1934.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

290 stations

290 station records on 26 August 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ajmer	India	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beawar Nayanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pisangan	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malpura	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Desuri	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deoli	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shahabad	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jawaja	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhim (Dawer)	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parbatsar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kota-In-Rajasthan	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniara (Aligarh)	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raghunathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bali	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

290 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 103.

Records on 26 August 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1934

Top 20 records on 26 August 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1934	Mantova, IT	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1934	Schriever, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1934	Clifton, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1934	Ajmer, IN	daily rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1934	Beawar Nayanagar, IN	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1934	Milan, IT	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1934	Houma, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1934	Pisangan, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1934	Douglas Smelter, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1934	Malpura, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1934	Bologna, IT	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1934	Greenville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1934	Socorro, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1934	Desuri, IN	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1934	Barabazar, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1934	Deoli, IN	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1934	Shahabad, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1934	Jawaja, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1934	Los Lunas, US	monthly low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1934	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	27 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1934. 1934 had 290 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 August 1934
Margin	Records
0 to 20	190
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2