Weather Records on 26 August 1975

581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1975. Highest significance: Steelville 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1975

On 26 August 1975, 581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 562 daily.
Steelville 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 26 August 1975.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

581 stations

581 station records on 26 August 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Catole	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bezeck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richwoods	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

581 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 26 August 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1975 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1975

Top 20 records on 26 August 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1975	Steelville 2 N, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1975	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	monthly rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1975	Brome, CA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Owensville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Catole, BR	monthly rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Corry, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Little Swanport (Lisdillon), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	East Angus, CA	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Whitestown, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Newport, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Ravensdale, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Buhta Providenja, RU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Alger-Dar El Beida, DZ	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Bezeck, RU	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Hermann, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Zmeinogorsk, RU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	monthly rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	Sullivan, US	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1975	New Florence, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	24 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1975. 1975 had 581 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 1975-08-26: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	390
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1