Weather Records on 26 August 2005

878 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2005. Highest significance: Key West NAS, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 2005

On 26 August 2005, 878 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
497 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 847 daily.
Key West NAS set an all-time record daily precipitation of 269.7 mm (10.6 in) on 26 August 2005.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

878 stations

878 station records on 26 August 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	269.7 mm (10.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bardufoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dividalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Abisko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glen-Ayle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlap 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oudabunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katsuura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katterjakk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portal 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poljarnoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hedberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Slagnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teloloapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Polo	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

878 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 320, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 239.

Records on 26 August 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	320
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 847.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

656 broken records

Margins by which the 656 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 161.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2005

Top 20 records on 26 August 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2005	Key West NAS, US	all-time rain	269.7 mm (10.6 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	22 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2005	Glenwood 2WNW, US	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2005	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	102 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2005	Key W Intl AP, US	monthly rain	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2005	Bardufoss, NO	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2005	Tromso, NO	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2005	Benson, US	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2005	Dividalen, NO	monthly rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2005	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	113 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2005	Abisko, SE	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2005	Bones I Bardu, NO	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2005	Royal Palm Rs, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2005	Sweet Springs, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2005	Gallivare_A, SE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2005	Seaside, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2005	Ada, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2005	New London, US	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2005	Storsteinnes I Balsfjord, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2005	Pogranichnyj, RU	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2005	Princeton 1 SE, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	48 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2005. 2005 had 878 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 2005-08-26: 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 25	630
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1