Weather Records on 26 August 1956

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1956. Highest significance: Falfurrias, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1956

On 26 August 1956, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 275 daily.
Falfurrias set a daily record precipitation of 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 26 August 1956.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 26 August 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdill Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thakurdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kochas	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kakatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tangi	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Three Hills	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 129.

Records on 26 August 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 275.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

235 broken records

Margins by which the 235 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1956

Top 20 records on 26 August 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1956	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1956	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1956	Novosibirsk, RU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1956	Grangeville, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1956	Augusta, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1956	Stockdill Rch, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1956	Cottonwood, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1956	Gumri, AM	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1956	Sodankyla AWS, FI	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1956	Nabawa, AU	all-time low min	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1956	Kellogg, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1956	Tindivanam, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1956	Thakurdwara, IN	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1956	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	70 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1956	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1956	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1956	Dayville, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1956	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1956	Kochas, IN	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1956	Kakatpur, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	29 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1956. 1956 had 283 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	218
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1