Weather Records on 26 August 1952

354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1952. Highest significance: Groot Constantia, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 August 1952

On 26 August 1952, 354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 339 daily.
Groot Constantia set a daily record precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 26 August 1952.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

354 stations

354 station records on 26 August 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Midale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Attarikhat	India	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chapra Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur(Jhirka)	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sikandarabad	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sepao	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bareilly Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pilibhit City	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bansdih	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammdi	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hathras	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

354 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 100.

Records on 26 August 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1952

Top 20 records on 26 August 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1952	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Camden 3 W, US	monthly low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Schuyler, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Midale, CA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Pawayan, IN	daily rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Aligarh, IN	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Jabalpur, IN	daily rain	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Agra, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	St Andrews, CA	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Attarikhat, IN	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Bareilly, IN	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Chapra Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Ferozepur(Jhirka), IN	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Rewari, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Lachmangarh, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Agra, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1952	Sikandarabad, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1952	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1952	Sepao, IN	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	31 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1952. 1952 had 354 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	221
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1