Weather Records on 26 August 2000

778 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2000. Highest significance: Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU.

Key Facts for 26 August 2000

On 26 August 2000, 778 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
491 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 758 daily.
Ilford (Warrangunyah) set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 26 August 2000.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

778 stations

778 station records on 26 August 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kona Village 93.8	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cakir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vicksburg Military Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Songpan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Barril	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zhigalovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dyce	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Nicolas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuevo Valle Moreno	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barnaul	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tengchong	China	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe Orizatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

778 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 290, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 113.

Records on 26 August 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	290
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2000 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 758.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2000

Top 20 records on 26 August 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2000	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2000	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Kona Village 93.8, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Cakir, RU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Animas 3ESE, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Vicksburg Military Pk, US	daily high min	32.8 C (91.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Ft Duchesne, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Richland, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Colonia Morelos, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Cardenas, MX	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Blythe, US	daily low max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Songpan, CN	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	24.9 C (76.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Houston, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	El Barril, MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Zhigalovo, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Paola, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	St Joseph 3 N, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2000	Dickson, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	86 years	40 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2000. 2000 had 778 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	445
5 to 10	25
10 to 15	14
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	4
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1