Weather Records on 26 August 1993

1,063 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1993. Highest significance: Chillinup, AU.

Key Facts for 26 August 1993

On 26 August 1993, 1,063 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
481 were record highs and 402 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,025 daily.
Chillinup set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 26 August 1993.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,063 stations

1,063 station records on 26 August 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chillinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Querobabi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pitiquito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kalacinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grants AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wayjo Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gairdner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altar (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 24 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Jacket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,063 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 228, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 174, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 August 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	228
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	174
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1993 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 34, daily 1,025.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

732 broken records

Margins by which the 732 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1993

Top 20 records on 26 August 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1993	Chillinup, AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 August 1993	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1993	Tucson Camp Ave Exp, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1993	Ongerup, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1993	Warriup, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1993	Florence, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Pingrup South, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Yellanup, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Bilbao Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Galax Radio Wbrf, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Querobabi, MX	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Pitiquito, MX	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Aneth Plt, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Kalacinsk, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Buckeye, US	daily low max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Tucson WFO, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Grants AP, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Yreka, US	monthly low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Northdale, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1993	Gospic, HR	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	110 years	44 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1993. 1993 had 1,063 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 1993-08-26: 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 2026-10-17 (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	703
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1