Weather Records on 26 August 1945

456 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1945. Highest significance: Madras/Minambakkam, IN.

Key Facts for 26 August 1945

On 26 August 1945, 456 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 283 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 444 daily.
Madras/Minambakkam set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 26 August 1945.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

456 stations

456 station records on 26 August 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heath Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jagadhari	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Brow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanumangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jallesore	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kooskia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ratangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

456 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 26 August 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 93.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1945

Top 20 records on 26 August 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1945	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Tanda, IN	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Peddapuram, IN	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Heath Springs, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Jagadhari, IN	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Kalsia, IN	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Nominingue, CA	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Saidapet, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Weslaco, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Berry Brow, AU	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Boreli, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1945	Udayalipatti, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1945	Pitea, SE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1945	Raymondville, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1945	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1945	Papanasam, IN	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1945. 1945 had 456 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	321
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	3