Weather Records on 26 August 2009

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2009. Highest significance: Ellsworth, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 2009

On 26 August 2009, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
357 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 632 daily.
Ellsworth set a daily record precipitation of 98.8 mm (3.9 in) on 26 August 2009.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 26 August 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Calera	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ragan	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka Forbes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hunter	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Mu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zaragoza (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mankato	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarraleah Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rexford	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Sp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yanakie (Shallow Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalian	China	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Batacosa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Agustin Metziquititlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Juanillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parrish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gustavus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 214, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 137.

Records on 26 August 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	214
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2009

Top 20 records on 26 August 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2009	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2009	Armagh, GB	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2009	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2009	Clay Ctr 6 ESE, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2009	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2009	Crockett, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2009	Presa la Calera, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2009	Beloit, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	115 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2009	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2009	Barnard, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2009	Lincoln 1 SE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2009	Ragan, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2009	Espanola, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2009	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2009	Emporia ASOS, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2009	Jewell, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2009	The Dalles, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2009	Don Muang, TH	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2009	Goldendale, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2009	Topeka Forbes Fld, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	41 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2009. 2009 had 654 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 10	387
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1