Weather Records on 26 August 1950

294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1950. Highest significance: Experiment, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1950

On 26 August 1950, 294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 283 daily.
Experiment set a daily record precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 26 August 1950.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

294 stations

294 station records on 26 August 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boreli	India	Record daily precipitation	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sampagaon-Bailh	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nalgonda	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

294 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 August 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1950 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

254 broken records

Margins by which the 254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1950

Top 20 records on 26 August 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1950	Experiment, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Tobermory, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Athani, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Griffin, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Boreli, IN	all-time rain	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Saunur(Savnur), IN	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Shirol, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Sampagaon-Bailh, IN	all-time rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Woodbury, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Hebron, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Greensburg, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Dresden, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Penn Yan, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Westcliffe, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Norton 9SSE, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Kazan, RU	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1950	Gainesville, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1950. 1950 had 294 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	222
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1