Weather Records on 26 August 1971

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1971. Highest significance: Ponte Alta 1, BR.

Key Facts for 26 August 1971

On 26 August 1971, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 508 daily.
Ponte Alta 1 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 167.2 mm (6.6 in) on 26 August 1971.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

515 stations

515 station records on 26 August 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ponte Alta 1	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	167.2 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Cleveland Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Ems	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sells	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Locke	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 246.

Records on 26 August 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1971

Top 20 records on 26 August 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1971	Ponte Alta 1, BR	monthly rain	167.2 mm (6.6 in)	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Williamstown, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Welland, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Bairro Alto, BR	monthly rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Cynthiana, US	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Port Hope, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Campbellford, CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Alberta, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Queimadas, BR	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Hale Loud Dam, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Teuschnitz, DE	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1971	Roby, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	26 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1971. 1971 had 515 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	379
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1