Weather Records on 26 August 1978

535 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1978. Highest significance: Zevenfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 August 1978

On 26 August 1978, 535 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 524 daily.
Zevenfontein set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.0 mm (3.5 in) on 26 August 1978.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

535 stations

535 station records on 26 August 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
College Hill Lock 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Almhult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Svalov	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna Lock 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Readsboro 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

535 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 26 August 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 524.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1978

Top 20 records on 26 August 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1978	Zevenfontein, ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1978	Alexandria, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	College Hill Lock 11, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Arteaga (Smn), MX	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Leeds, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Allende (Smn), MX	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Bridgewater, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Kalaupapa 563, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Almhult, SE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Mc Clusky, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Mott, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Wagner, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Carrington, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Cypress River, CA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Grapevale, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Mohall, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	82 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1978	Morden Cda, CA	monthly rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 1978	St George, US	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	34 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1978. 1978 had 535 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	380
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1