Weather Records on 26 August 1981

916 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1981. Highest significance: Lancaster 4 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1981

On 26 August 1981, 916 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
401 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 897 daily.
Lancaster 4 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 90.7 mm (3.6 in) on 26 August 1981.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

916 stations

916 station records on 26 August 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Uniteit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Veselyi Podil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lijing	China	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Puckapunyal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bargara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aldan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Las Cuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elsenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strelkovoe	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vaernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Komisarivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

916 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 August 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 897.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

745 broken records

Margins by which the 745 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1981

Top 20 records on 26 August 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1981	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1981	Chilton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1981	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1981	Ft Ross, US	all-time high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1981	Uniteit, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Veselyi Podil, UA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Las Vigas, MX	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Tecolutla, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Ozark, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Lijing, CN	daily rain	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Dumas, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Poltava, UA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Wheatfield, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Centerville 5 NE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Puckapunyal, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Tres Brazos, MX	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Feodosiia, UA	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Zacapoaxtla (Smn), MX	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1981	Yalta, UA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	81 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1981. 1981 had 916 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 1981-08-26: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	689
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1