Weather Records on 26 August 2013

807 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2013. Highest significance: Buzuluk, RU.

Key Facts for 26 August 2013

On 26 August 2013, 807 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
457 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 785 daily.
Buzuluk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 26 August 2013.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

807 stations

807 station records on 26 August 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buzuluk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Green Springs Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McCarran Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bay 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pelton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hovenweep Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madras 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harris Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palma de Mallorca Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yucca 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palm Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alsvag I Versteralen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leadore #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Tortugas	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

807 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 345, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 183.

Records on 26 August 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	345
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 785.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2013

Top 20 records on 26 August 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2013	Buzuluk, RU	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 August 2013	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2013	Luroy, NO	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Springer, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Kumamoto, JP	daily rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Hayward Rs, US	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Bjorkasen, NO	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Wikieup, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Green Springs Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	McCarran Intl AP, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Anadyr, RU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	113 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Searchlight, US	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Big Bay 1NW, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Pelton Dam, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Songkhla, TH	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Caledonia, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Parker Rsvr, US	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Postville, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2013	Jump Rvr 3E, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	45 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2013. 2013 had 807 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 2013-08-26: 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	580
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1