Weather Records on 26 August 1957

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1957. Highest significance: Chickmagalur, IN.

Key Facts for 26 August 1957

On 26 August 1957, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 530 daily.
Chickmagalur set a daily record precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 26 August 1957.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 26 August 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrabah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagod	India	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnaprasad	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elbow Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gohana	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg North	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 August 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1957

Top 20 records on 26 August 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1957	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1957	Cyferfontein, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Kollegal, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Ipira (Camisao), BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Kilba, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	E Wareham, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Warrabah, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Woolners Arm, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Booyal Central State School, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Karwar, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Mundagod, IN	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Rivertree (Myall), AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1957	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	38 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1957. 1957 had 566 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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Data for records on 1957-08-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 August 1957
Margin	Records
0 to 10	364
10 to 20	72
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	16
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2