Weather Records on 26 August 1944

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1944. Highest significance: Chotan, IN.

Key Facts for 26 August 1944

On 26 August 1944, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 434 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 129 monthly and 724 daily.
Chotan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 355.6 mm (14.0 in) on 26 August 1944.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 26 August 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chotan	India	Record daily precipitation	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garhi	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Purulia	India	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Latehar	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raghunathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amlagora	India	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bankura Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Silda Belpahari	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kotalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Netarhat	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ardath	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gola	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 306, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 268.

Records on 26 August 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	306
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1944 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 129, daily 724.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

714 broken records

Margins by which the 714 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1944

Top 20 records on 26 August 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1944	Chotan, IN	all-time rain	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	0 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1944	Keosauqua, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Stockport, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Kindersley, CA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Vishnupur, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Tamar, IN	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Garhi, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Purulia, IN	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Latehar, IN	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Gumla, IN	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Raghunathpur, IN	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Amlagora, IN	daily rain	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Bankura Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Gangajalghati, IN	monthly rain	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Jhaldah(Jhalda), IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Blue Rapids, US	all-time rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1944	Serampore, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	1 year	44 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1944. 1944 had 855 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	605
20 to 40	63
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	3