Weather Records on 26 August 1948

1,063 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1948. Highest significance: Lakin, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1948

On 26 August 1948, 1,063 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
869 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,016 daily.
Lakin set a daily record precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 26 August 1948.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,063 stations

1,063 station records on 26 August 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Nursery	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,063 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 554, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 315, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 August 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	554
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	315
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 August 1948 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 36, daily 1,016.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1948

Top 20 records on 26 August 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1948	Lakin, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Lampasas, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Rapur, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Belleville, CA	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	San Antonio Nursery, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Hamilton, CA	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	79 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Brantford, CA	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Mohonk Lake, US	all-time high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Nogales, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	New London, US	all-time high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Clayton, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1948	Floresville, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	35 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1948. 1948 had 1,063 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 50	879
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1