Weather Records on 26 August 1937

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1937. Highest significance: Sorve, EE.

Key Facts for 26 August 1937

On 26 August 1937, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 409 daily.
Sorve set an all-time record daily precipitation of 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 26 August 1937.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 26 August 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calumet	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Datia	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mifflintown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 26 August 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1937

Top 20 records on 26 August 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1937	Sorve, EE	all-time rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1937	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Goorangoola, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Grantsville, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Calumet, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Somerset Main Street, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Dalu, IN	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Elmira, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Putbus, DE	daily high min	17.3 C (63.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Ellerston (Hunters Vale), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Datia, IN	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Tribune 1W, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Clearfield, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Mifflintown, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1937	Westernport, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1937	Umea, SE	daily high max	25.1 C (77.2 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	50 years	33 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1937. 1937 had 417 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	271
10 to 20	25
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1