Weather Records on 26 August 1951

276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1951. Highest significance: Uthamapalayam, IN.

Key Facts for 26 August 1951

On 26 August 1951, 276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 267 daily.
Uthamapalayam set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 26 August 1951.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

276 stations

276 station records on 26 August 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	549.7 mm (21.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	549.7 mm (21.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belsand	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reno Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cudlee Creek (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

276 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 26 August 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 267.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

204 broken records

Margins by which the 204 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1951

Top 20 records on 26 August 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1951	Uthamapalayam, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1951	Cherrapunji/P.S., IN	daily rain	549.7 mm (21.6 in)	410.0 mm (16.1 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1951	Cherrapunji, IN	daily rain	549.7 mm (21.6 in)	410.0 mm (16.1 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1951	Wapello, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1951	Agricultural College, US	monthly low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1951	Bodinayakkanur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1951	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1951	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1951	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1951	Vinga, SE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1951	Crown King, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1951	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1951	Williamson, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1951	Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1951	Mountain View, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1951	Belsand, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1951	Corning, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1951	Reno Rs, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1951	Gage, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1951	Tyndall, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	30 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1951. 1951 had 276 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 August 1951
Margin	Records
0 to 100	202
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2