Weather Records on 26 August 2011

1,374 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2011. Highest significance: Parsons 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 2011

On 26 August 2011, 1,374 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,051 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,348 daily.
Parsons 3 SE set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 26 August 2011.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

1,374 stations

1,374 station records on 26 August 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosso	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maquixco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Refilion	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salto de Agua (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyneham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bouse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aldama (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Alta #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,374 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 535, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 516, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 200.

Records on 26 August 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	535
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	516
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2011 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 1,348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

981 broken records

Margins by which the 981 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2011

Top 20 records on 26 August 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2011	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	111 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2011	Soltau, DE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Santa Rosa, US	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Austin 3 S, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Bjelasnica, BA	daily high min	17.1 C (62.8 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Kantunilkin, MX	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Williams, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Rosso, MR	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Maquixco, MX	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Imlay, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Clinton 2 NE, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	W Otis, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Solomons, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Grants Pass, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	117 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Cooperstown, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	115 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Joseph, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2011	Bjelasnica, BA	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2011. 2011 had 1,374 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 2011-08-26: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	958
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1