Weather Records on 26 August 1982

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1982. Highest significance: Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1982

On 26 August 1982, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 275 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 723 daily.
Kanalohuluhulu 1075 set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 26 August 1982.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 26 August 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kolo 1033	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kagoshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castricum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Wales Emery Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carcross	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canaan	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Nelson A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Island Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graysville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 August 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 723.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 141.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1982

Top 20 records on 26 August 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1982	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Huelva, ES	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Star Lake, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Angoon Pwr, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Hemet, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Ft Kent, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Kolo 1033, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Colotlan (Dge), MX	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Brassua Dam, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Kagoshima, JP	daily rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Makurazaki, JP	daily rain	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Houlton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Hildesheim, DE	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Conroe, US	all-time high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Presque Isle, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Squa Pan Dam, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Blanding, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Oita, JP	daily rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1982	Sukumo, JP	daily rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	8 years	40 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1982. 1982 had 754 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	531
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1