Weather Records on 26 August 2004

1,093 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2004. Highest significance: Mexico, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 2004

On 26 August 2004, 1,093 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
610 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,042 daily.
Mexico set a daily record precipitation of 136.4 mm (5.4 in) on 26 August 2004.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

1,093 stations

1,093 station records on 26 August 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cougar 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Regis 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cabinet Gorge	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dix	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tomelilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
English	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,093 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 418, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 244.

Records on 26 August 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	418
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 50, daily 1,042.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

762 broken records

Margins by which the 762 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2004

Top 20 records on 26 August 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2004	Mexico, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	102 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 August 2004	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2004	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2004	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2004	Albion, US	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2004	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2004	Beardstown, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2004	Palmyra, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2004	Elma, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2004	Gabes, TN	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	7 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2004	Centralia, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2004	Cougar 6 E, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2004	Griggsville, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	106 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2004	Salem, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2004	Hannibal Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2004	Talkeetna AP, US	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2004	Saint Regis 1 NE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2004	Rainer Ohanapecosh, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2004	Missoula Intl AP, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2004	Darrington Rs, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	49 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2004. 2004 had 1,093 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 2004-08-26: 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	718
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2