Weather Records on 26 August 1991

883 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1991. Highest significance: Bolsaja Gluscica, RU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1991

On 26 August 1991, 883 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
544 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 864 daily.
Bolsaja Gluscica set an all-time record daily precipitation of 79.6 mm (3.1 in) on 26 August 1991.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

883 stations

883 station records on 26 August 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bolsaja Gluscica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uzur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzyl	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toora-Hem	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lepel	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Branchville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Maumelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tryon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Embry	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buck Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

883 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 331, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 169.

Records on 26 August 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	331
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 864.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

653 broken records

Margins by which the 653 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1991

Top 20 records on 26 August 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1991	Bolsaja Gluscica, RU	all-time rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1991	Cleveland, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Bluff Lake, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Uzur, RU	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Georgetown, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Cleveland 3S, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Toccoa, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Highlands, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Kyzyl, RU	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Sparta, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Ripley, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Blytheville, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Blairsville Exp STN, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Rio Grande (Smn), MX	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Toora-Hem, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	University, US	monthly low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Lepel, BY	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Miahuatlan (Smn), MX	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1991	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	121 years	42 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1991. 1991 had 883 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	618
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2