Weather Records on 26 August 1958

662 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1958. Highest significance: St Helens Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1958

On 26 August 1958, 662 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
169 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 655 daily.
St Helens Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 26 August 1958.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

662 stations

662 station records on 26 August 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bardoli	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Valod	India	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mandhata	India	Record daily precipitation	225.2 mm (8.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood Flats	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whitemark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Killora (Grasmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crisfield Somrs Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carisbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dhandhuka	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thana	India	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

662 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 317.

Records on 26 August 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 161.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1958

Top 20 records on 26 August 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1958	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Bardoli, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Swansea (Kelvedon), AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Valod, IN	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Mirranatwa (Bowacka), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Mandhata, IN	daily rain	225.2 mm (8.9 in)	161.7 mm (6.4 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Apslawn, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Tower Hill, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Akola, IN	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Weldon, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Tullaroop Reservoir, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Burhanpur Sr, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1958	Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	46 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1958. 1958 had 662 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 25	498
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1