Weather Records on 26 August 1969

599 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1969. Highest significance: Beaudesert Cryna, AU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1969

On 26 August 1969, 599 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 578 daily.
Beaudesert Cryna set a daily record precipitation of 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 26 August 1969.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

599 stations

599 station records on 26 August 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cooloolabin Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beerwah Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mobeetie	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Brae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cainbable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordell	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bryn Euryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pillar Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innis Plain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

599 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 255.

Records on 26 August 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1969 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 578.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records

Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1969

Top 20 records on 26 August 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1969	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1969	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	114 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1969	Cooloolabin Forestry, AU	monthly rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Munsingen-Apfelstetten, DE	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Springbrook Forestry, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Taloga, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten, DE	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Broadwater Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Elk City 4 W, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Gobichettipalaya, IN	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Eastland, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	McCamey, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Abbotsford, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Beerwah Forest, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1969	Saentis, CH	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	45 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1969. 1969 had 599 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 10	356
10 to 20	57
20 to 30	28
30 to 40	19
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	2