Weather Records on 26 August 1987

1,576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1987. Highest significance: Geneseo, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1987

On 26 August 1987, 1,576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 761 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 123 monthly and 1,450 daily.
Geneseo set a daily record precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 26 August 1987.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

1,576 stations

1,576 station records on 26 August 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Irgiz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Creighton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 10 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Radio Wsal	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ora Banda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burdick (Diamond Springs)	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turocak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,576 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 632, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 561.

Records on 26 August 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	632
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	561
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1987 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 123, daily 1,450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,255 broken records

Margins by which the 1,255 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1987

Top 20 records on 26 August 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1987	Geneseo, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1987	Adrian 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1987	Irgiz, KZ	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1987	Creighton, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1987	Corning, US	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Moccasin Exp STN, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Maquoketa, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Xai Xai, MZ	monthly rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Anamosa 1 WNW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Hutchinson 10 SW, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Montezuma 1 W, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Wessington Springs, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	90 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Logansport Radio Wsal, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1987	Marshalltown, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	48 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1987. 1987 had 1,576 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 20	1,178
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2