Weather Records on 26 August 1996

950 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1996. Highest significance: Cuauhtemoc, MX.

Key Facts for 26 August 1996

On 26 August 1996, 950 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
352 were record highs and 314 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 919 daily.
Cuauhtemoc set an all-time record daily precipitation of 153.7 mm (6.1 in) on 26 August 1996.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

950 stations

950 station records on 26 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lisjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oxelosund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Cordeiro de Farias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fagersta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trangslet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Puts	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eskilstuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fagelsjo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Lopatka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evertsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bo-Downes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Rosarito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ozernaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vondelingsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erenhot	China	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juchipila (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

950 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 284.

Records on 26 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 919.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1996

Top 20 records on 26 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1996	Cuauhtemoc, MX	all-time rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1996	Rostov-Na-Donu, RU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 1996	Lisjo, SE	all-time rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Elkhart, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Gaoua, BF	monthly low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	San Jose de Raices, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Norberg, SE	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Oxelosund, SE	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Ponte Cordeiro de Farias, BR	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Calkini (Smn), MX	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Fagersta, SE	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Trangslet, SE	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Stratford, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Telchaquillo, MX	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Puts, ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Eskilstuna, SE	all-time rain	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1996	Pontotoc 1N, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1996. 1996 had 950 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 1996-08-26: 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 10	644
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2