Weather Records on 26 August 2015

990 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2015. Highest significance: Beretania Pump STN 705, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 2015

On 26 August 2015, 990 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 414 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 970 daily.
Beretania Pump STN 705 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 26 August 2015.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

990 stations

990 station records on 26 August 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beretania Pump STN 705	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.8 mm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	297.6 mm (11.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.8 mm (5.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Foxground Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.2 mm (6.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Charleyong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greenwell Point Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moruya (the Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Culburra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Windang Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toolijooa (Nyora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heathrow	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kii-Kahuku 911	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.0 mm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex Inlet Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelmina Rise 721	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bendalong Stp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Hillwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Punchbowl Crater 709	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juanita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Blanchards Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brayton (Longreach)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

990 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 205, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 209, Heaviest daily rainfall 282.

Records on 26 August 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	205
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	209
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 970.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2015

Top 20 records on 26 August 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2015	Beretania Pump STN 705, US	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	monthly rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	114 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Honolulu Intl AP, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Bundanoon Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	203.8 mm (8.0 in)	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd), AU	daily rain	297.6 mm (11.7 in)	228.0 mm (9.0 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	149.8 mm (5.9 in)	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Foxground Road, AU	daily rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Milton Post Office, AU	monthly rain	166.2 mm (6.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Rapid City Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Charleyong, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Greenwell Point Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Berry Masonic Village, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Moruya (the Lagoon), AU	daily rain	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2015	Culburra Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2015	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2015	Windang Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2015	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2015	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	57 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2015. 2015 had 990 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 50	733
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1