Weather Records on 26 August 1939

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1939. Highest significance: Gogha, IN.

Key Facts for 26 August 1939

On 26 August 1939, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 297 daily.
Gogha set an all-time record daily precipitation of 335.3 mm (13.2 in) on 26 August 1939.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

310 stations

310 station records on 26 August 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gogha	India	Record daily precipitation	335.3 mm (13.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dahej	India	Record daily precipitation	297.7 mm (11.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broach	India	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olpad	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susner	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peint	India	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hansot	India	Record daily precipitation	282.7 mm (11.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambay	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ilav	India	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goroke (Rose Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brentwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 159.

Records on 26 August 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1939 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

258 broken records

Margins by which the 258 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1939

Top 20 records on 26 August 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1939	Gogha, IN	all-time rain	335.3 mm (13.2 in)	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	26 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1939	Dahej, IN	monthly rain	297.7 mm (11.7 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1939	Palitana, IN	monthly rain	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1939	Bhaunagar, IN	monthly rain	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1939	Jafrabad, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1939	Surat, IN	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1939	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1939	Broach, IN	daily rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1939	Ankleshwar, IN	monthly rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1939	Olpad, IN	monthly rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1939	Jalalpur, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1939	Storlien, SE	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1939	Susner, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1939	Peint, IN	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1939	Hansot, IN	all-time rain	282.7 mm (11.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1939	Mandvi, IN	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1939	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1939	Dunvegan, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1939	Sirsi, IN	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1939	Ft Pierce, US	monthly low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	38 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1939. 1939 had 310 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 25	233
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1