Weather Records on 26 August 1954

700 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1954. Highest significance: Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 26 August 1954

On 26 August 1954, 700 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 665 daily.
Heidelberg Cape (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 32.5 mm (1.3 in) on 26 August 1954.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

700 stations

700 station records on 26 August 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Koup (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Calitzdorp (Dam)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Outlook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leader	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Ulooloo Railway Sidin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

700 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 325.

Records on 26 August 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 665.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1954

Top 20 records on 26 August 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1954	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1954	Koup (Sar), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1954	Uitenhage, ZA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1954	Calitzdorp (Dam), ZA	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Prince, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Great Brak River, ZA	monthly rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Scott Cda, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Saint Ignatius, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Sholavandan, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Biggar, CA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Woodville (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Pleasant Hill, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Nashlyn, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	Iowa City, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1954	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	47 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1954. 1954 had 700 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	499
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1