Weather Records on 26 August 2012

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2012. Highest significance: Rock Is L&D 15, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 2012

On 26 August 2012, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 648 daily.
Rock Is L&D 15 set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 26 August 2012.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 26 August 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pokrovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glommerstrask	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orsa_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ornskoldsvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vojsko	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skattungbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cerano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore/Bajpe	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lisskogsasen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tjamotis	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kolsillre_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 227.

Records on 26 August 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2012

Top 20 records on 26 August 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2012	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	137 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2012	Buckingham, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	112 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2012	Anahuac, US	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2012	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Malung, SE	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Pokrovskaja, RU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Lamoni, US	monthly rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Crescent 5WSW, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Glommerstrask, SE	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Calarasi, RO	daily high max	39.2 C (102.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Orsa_D, SE	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Ornskoldsvik, SE	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Maryville 2E, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Choteau, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Farmville, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2012	St Joseph 3 N, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	44 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2012. 2012 had 657 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	903

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Data for records on 2012-08-26: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	463
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1