Weather Records on 26 August 1965

553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1965. Highest significance: Lincoln, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1965

On 26 August 1965, 553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 540 daily.
Lincoln set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 26 August 1965.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

553 stations

553 station records on 26 August 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Borina	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sikraul	India	Record daily precipitation	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amreli	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sindkheda	India	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graysville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

553 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 393.

Records on 26 August 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	393
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1965

Top 20 records on 26 August 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1965	Lincoln, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1965	Coorparoo Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1965	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1965	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1965	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Alderley, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Toogoolawah Post Office, AU	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Quincy Mem Brg, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Lindfield, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Quincy, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Viewmount, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Tiruchengode, IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Wheeling Warwood Dam, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1965	Coominya Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	49 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1965. 1965 had 553 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 1965-08-26: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	386
20 to 40	61
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1