Weather Records on 26 August 1976

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1976. Highest significance: Fort McMurray A, CA.

Key Facts for 26 August 1976

On 26 August 1976, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 415 daily.
Fort McMurray A set an all-time record daily precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 26 August 1976.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 26 August 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort McMurray A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ra-Iz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellsville 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sickelsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pickle Lake (Aut)	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chesterfield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roma	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baker Lake A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St John's A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Divnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 109.

Records on 26 August 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

328 broken records

Margins by which the 328 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1976

Top 20 records on 26 August 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1976	Fort McMurray A, CA	all-time rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1976	Armagh, GB	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1976	Independence #1, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1976	Calmar, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1976	Ra-Iz, RU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1976	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1976	Campbellsville 2 SSW, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1976	Springerville, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1976	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1976	Galway, IE	daily high max	27.6 C (81.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1976	Milan 1NW, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1976	Uruapan (Smn), MX	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1976	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1976	Sickelsjo, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1976	Redfield, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1976	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1976	Surgut, RU	daily high min	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1976	Walhalla, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1976	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1976. 1976 had 427 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	295
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1