Weather Records on 26 August 2006

935 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2006. Highest significance: Wheatland 4N, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 2006

On 26 August 2006, 935 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 902 daily.
Wheatland 4N set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 26 August 2006.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

935 stations

935 station records on 26 August 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leting	China	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boyce 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Martin Texmelucan Labasti	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tequesquitengo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kyritz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mariscal Estigarrib	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pericos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vichy Rolla Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Diepholz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Codorniz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delfzijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zeerijp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tranas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hameln	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio del Cipres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vienna 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Debessy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

935 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 327, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 252.

Records on 26 August 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	327
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	252
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2006 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 902.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

658 broken records

Margins by which the 658 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2006

Top 20 records on 26 August 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2006	Wheatland 4N, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2006	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2006	Mt Hope, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Robert Lee 4WSW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Manistee 3SE, US	all-time rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Leting, CN	daily rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Crosbyton, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Boyce 3 WNW, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	San Martin Texmelucan Labasti, MX	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Waterdale, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Menard, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Tequesquitengo, MX	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Healdton 3 E, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Susquehanna, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2006	Graham, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	43 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2006. 2006 had 935 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	629
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1