Weather Records on 26 August 1964

312 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1964. Highest significance: Minas Nuevas, MX.

Key Facts for 26 August 1964

On 26 August 1964, 312 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 305 daily.
Minas Nuevas set a daily record low minimum temperature of 13.9 C (57.0 F) on 26 August 1964.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

312 stations

312 station records on 26 August 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Countegany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehpur Sikri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stephens Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sujangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Begumganj	India	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marked Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Girwan Naraini	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

312 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 140.

Records on 26 August 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 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 1964

Top 20 records on 26 August 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1964	Minas Nuevas, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Edmonton 3 W, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Stewarts Brook Composite, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Spavinaw, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Khurai, IN	monthly rain	259.0 mm (10.2 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Countegany, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Colton 2 N, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Pine Ridge, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Fatehpur Sikri, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Fulton, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Wynne, US	monthly rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Ironton, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Knapp 2 SW, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1964	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	34 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1964. 1964 had 312 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	216
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1