Weather Records on 26 August 1962

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1962. Highest significance: Boyanup, AU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1962

On 26 August 1962, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 464 daily.
Boyanup set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 26 August 1962.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 26 August 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Noggerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ferndale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Braco (Efic)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bhopal	India	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dinninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodperry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Culicup Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro Trtmt Plt E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth Dam 44	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Okemah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 247.

Records on 26 August 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1962

Top 20 records on 26 August 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1962	Boyanup, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Noggerup, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Av-A-Rest, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Russellville, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Donnybrook, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Busselton Shire, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Ferndale, AU	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Anderson 1 N, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Rio Do Braco (Efic), BR	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Pallinup, AU	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Bhopal, IN	daily rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Villiersdorp, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Berne Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Manjimup, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Narrawong, AU	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1962	Dinninup, AU	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	39 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1962. 1962 had 493 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 1962-08-26: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	321
10 to 20	56
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1