Weather Records on 26 August 1995

1,085 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1995. Highest significance: Laurens, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 1995

On 26 August 1995, 1,085 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
587 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,033 daily.
Laurens set a daily record precipitation of 129.8 mm (5.1 in) on 26 August 1995.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

1,085 stations

1,085 station records on 26 August 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	236.7 mm (9.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jaskul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Surrency	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waleska	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Florence Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunisvaara	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla Vuotso	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Boqueron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hilton Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ylitornio Tormasjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Svartla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pello Konttajarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarendo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ylitornio Portimojarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Real de Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Umfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puottaure	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Overtornea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Swainsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ylitornio Meltosjarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murjek	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Svanstein	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pajala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muodoslompolo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parkajoki	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pello Turtolankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orrbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katkesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaarina Yltoinen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inari Riutula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oksendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Savukoski Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,085 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 397, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 371.

Records on 26 August 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	397
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1995 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 46, daily 1,033.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

792 broken records

Margins by which the 792 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1995

Top 20 records on 26 August 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1995	Laurens, US	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1995	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	93 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1995	Susendal, NO	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1995	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1995	Wateree Dam, US	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1995	Greer, US	all-time rain	236.7 mm (9.3 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	4 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1995	Jaskul, RU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1995	Surrency, US	all-time rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1995	Mt Vernon, US	all-time rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1995	Rico, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1995	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1995	Columbia UNIV of Sc, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1995	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	18.8 C (65.8 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	114 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1995	Waleska, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1995	Reeder 13 N, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1995	Dillinger, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1995	Florence Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1995	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1995	Kaunisvaara, SE	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1995	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	monthly high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	105 years	52 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1995. 1995 had 1,085 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	706
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1