Weather Records on 26 August 1938

428 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1938. Highest significance: Landsort, SE.

Key Facts for 26 August 1938

On 26 August 1938, 428 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 413 daily.
Landsort set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 26 August 1938.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

428 stations

428 station records on 26 August 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burruer (Illaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chunar	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nohar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

428 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 143.

Records on 26 August 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1938 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1938

Top 20 records on 26 August 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1938	Landsort, SE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1938	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1938	Exeter, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1938	Burruer (Illaroo), AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1938	Araluen Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1938	Penrose (Panorama), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1938	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1938	Orskar_A, SE	all-time rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1938	Mahua, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1938	Edgewater, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1938	Tarago (Kildare), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1938	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1938	Chunar, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1938	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1938	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1938	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	51 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1938	Coloso, PR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1938	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1938	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1938	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	30 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1938. 1938 had 428 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	296
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3