Weather Records on 26 August 2007

1,039 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2007. Highest significance: Dale Enterprise, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 2007

On 26 August 2007, 1,039 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
673 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,019 daily.
Dale Enterprise set a daily record precipitation of 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 26 August 2007.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,039 stations

1,039 station records on 26 August 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Higo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Esperanza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Xining	China	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Litke	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sumrall	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Mayab	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barranco Azul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Olivo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecitos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Tigre	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dakar/Yoff	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daisy 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Wold - Lowden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jonuta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guemez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Volshskiy Gmo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalajoki Metsakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tamuin (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Refugio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Billingsa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Opihihale #2 24.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,039 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 306, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 367, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 209.

Records on 26 August 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	306
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	367
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2007 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 1,019.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

778 broken records

Margins by which the 778 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 137.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2007

Top 20 records on 26 August 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2007	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2007	Columbia, US	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2007	Kurnool, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2007	Finca Hamburgo, MX	daily rain	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	El Higo, MX	daily rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	La Esperanza, MX	daily rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	Xining, CN	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	Litke, RU	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	Ostrov Vrangelja, RU	daily high min	10.1 C (50.2 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	Sumrall, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	San Vicente, MX	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	D'Lo 2 SW, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	Sarajevo, BA	daily high min	21.4 C (70.5 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	El Mayab, MX	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	Ramos Arizpe (Smn), MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	Barranco Azul, MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2007	Kargopol, RU	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	106 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2007. 2007 had 1,039 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 2007-08-26: 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	716
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2