Weather Records on 26 August 1947

458 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1947. Highest significance: Hempstead, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1947

On 26 August 1947, 458 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 446 daily.
Hempstead set a daily record precipitation of 135.9 mm (5.4 in) on 26 August 1947.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

458 stations

458 station records on 26 August 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nannine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Day Dawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Byad	India	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narsinghpur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loongana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amarwara	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chachora	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piedmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raymondville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antah	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beebyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sitamau	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

458 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 205.

Records on 26 August 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1947

Top 20 records on 26 August 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1947	Hempstead, US	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Marron, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Nannine, AU	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Haig, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Beringarra, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Annean, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Day Dawn, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Byad, IN	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Chindwara, IN	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Belele, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Wooramel, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	La Grange, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Temple, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1947	Narsinghpur, IN	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	41 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1947. 1947 had 458 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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Data for records on 1947-08-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	298
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1