Weather Records on 26 August 1973

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1973. Highest significance: Kimberley Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1973

On 26 August 1973, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 571 daily.
Kimberley Downs set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 26 August 1973.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

633 stations

633 station records on 26 August 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Butler (Anona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wirraminna Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Angorichina Hostel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Qualco (Kaluna Vineyards)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hesso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kokatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrappa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kielpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Tregalana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgunnia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Coonana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs (Parakylia Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Yankaninna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay (Puntabie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nepabunna Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denial Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Do Itarare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnwill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Mulgathing)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eyre (Mulka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Myrtle Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyungarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
East Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein (Baroota Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 260.

Records on 26 August 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 62, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1973

Top 20 records on 26 August 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1973	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1973	Blinman (Wirrealpa), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1973	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1973	Butler (Anona), AU	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1973	Alice Downs, AU	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1973	Tarcoola, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1973	Frome Downs, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1973	Coondambo, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1973	Marree (Farina), AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1973	Penong, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1973	Wirraminna Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1973	Angorichina Hostel, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1973	Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1973	Qualco (Kaluna Vineyards), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1973	Ceduna (Goode), AU	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1973	Hesso, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1973	Kokatha, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1973	Wirrappa, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1973	Kielpa, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1973	Whyalla (Tregalana), AU	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	56 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1973. 1973 had 633 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	408
10 to 20	50
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	5