Weather Records on 26 August 1979

1,098 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1979. Highest significance: Versamelhoek, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 August 1979

On 26 August 1979, 1,098 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 325 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,022 daily.
Versamelhoek set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.5 mm (3.5 in) on 26 August 1979.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

1,098 stations

1,098 station records on 26 August 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dralinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norrby_S	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Light	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Siljansfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Peake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Borgviksbruk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland (Weetulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Idkerberget	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gangarebo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Backefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kilagarden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kolsva	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lisjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skultuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nyberget	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leknas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huskvarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skovde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gullspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Cortlinye Rocks STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,098 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 630, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 26 August 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	630
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1979 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 61, daily 1,022.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

952 broken records

Margins by which the 952 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1979

Top 20 records on 26 August 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1979	Versamelhoek, ZA	monthly rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Groblersplaas, ZA	monthly rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Falun, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	115 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Dralinge, SE	all-time rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Palmaryville, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Mamakuil, ZA	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Mt Adams Rs, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Cookeville, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Ardrossan (Winulta), AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Gavle, SE	all-time rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Skara 1, SE	monthly rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	118 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Cambridge, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1979	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1979	Maasbult, ZA	monthly rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1979	Sibasa, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1979	Entabeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	57 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1979. 1979 had 1,098 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	667
10 to 20	159
20 to 30	68
30 to 40	36
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	1