Weather Records on 26 August 1935

327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1935. Highest significance: Challakire, IN.

Key Facts for 26 August 1935

On 26 August 1935, 327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 317 daily.
Challakire set an all-time record daily precipitation of 161.3 mm (6.4 in) on 26 August 1935.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

327 stations

327 station records on 26 August 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Challakire	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hukeri	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sira	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pusesauli	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Patur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thalli	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Molakmura	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Siruguppa	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

327 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 161.

Records on 26 August 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1935 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 317.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1935

Top 20 records on 26 August 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1935	Challakire, IN	all-time rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Kuzhithurai, IN	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Hukeri, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Osage City, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Caguas, PR	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Sira, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Burlington, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Hospet, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Nelamangala, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Chitradurga, IN	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Sasvad, IN	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Watrap, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Mahbubnagar, IN	all-time rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Lakhnadon, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Channapatana, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1935	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1935. 1935 had 327 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	233
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2