Weather Records on 26 August 1980

933 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1980. Highest significance: Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1980

On 26 August 1980, 933 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 393 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 898 daily.
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino set a daily record precipitation of 36.4 mm (1.4 in) on 26 August 1980.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

933 stations

933 station records on 26 August 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coetzeekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
North Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agostitlan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwoudville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pinhalzinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gotnja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frolovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

933 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 293, Heaviest daily rainfall 408.

Records on 26 August 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	293
Heaviest daily rainfall	408
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 898.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

808 broken records

Margins by which the 808 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1980

Top 20 records on 26 August 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1980	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Hamilton, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Magdeburg, DE	monthly low min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Willigulli North, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Belgorod, RU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Des Moines, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	2.4 C (36.3 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Nurnberg, DE	daily low min	2.9 C (37.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	125 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	monthly low min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Coetzeekraal, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Dongara, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Weltevreden, ZA	monthly rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	North Pelican, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily low min	2.1 C (35.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Buzau, RO	daily low min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Voronez, RU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	St George, US	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1980	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1980. 1980 had 933 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	717
10 to 20	66
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1