Weather Records on 26 August 1986

804 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1986. Highest significance: Zhizdra, RU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1986

On 26 August 1986, 804 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 778 daily.
Zhizdra set a daily record precipitation of 37.4 mm (1.5 in) on 26 August 1986.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

804 stations

804 station records on 26 August 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zhizdra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kostroma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Porciuncula	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Do Jetiba (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Casas Grandes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Igarka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nuevo Casas Grandes (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaluga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ituverava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao de Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapeu Duvas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garrafao (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Koog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mary College	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cataguases	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

804 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 368.

Records on 26 August 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 778.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

673 broken records

Margins by which the 673 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1986

Top 20 records on 26 August 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1986	Zhizdra, RU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1986	Kostroma, RU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1986	Guacui, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Porciuncula, BR	monthly rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Northwood, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Ferros, BR	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Santa Maria Do Jetiba (Dnos), BR	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Austin Waste Wtp Facility, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Nueva Casas Grandes, MX	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Igarka, RU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Perryton 11 WNW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Nuevo Casas Grandes (Dge), MX	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Kaluga, RU	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Pearl, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Dores Do Rio Preto, BR	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Ituverava, BR	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Moscow, RU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1986	Neligh, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	43 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1986. 1986 had 804 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	538
10 to 20	73
20 to 30	46
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1