Weather Records on 26 August 2016

1,029 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2016. Highest significance: Tunnsjo, NO.

Key Facts for 26 August 2016

On 26 August 2016, 1,029 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
701 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 1,019 daily.
Tunnsjo set a daily record precipitation of 37.5 mm (1.5 in) on 26 August 2016.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

1,029 stations

1,029 station records on 26 August 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Magadan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hesston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haukedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avasjo-Borgafjall_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Talon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milolii 2.34	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Overhalla - Unnset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fresvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelly	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sorli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandane	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lajitas	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sailes Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malmagen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ovstedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stalon_11	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,029 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 327, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 374, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 222.

Records on 26 August 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	327
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	374
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 1,019.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

797 broken records

Margins by which the 797 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2016

Top 20 records on 26 August 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2016	Tunnsjo, NO	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	78 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2016	Vega 2NW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Kansas City Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Guangzhou, CN	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Lamesa 1 SSE, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Bulken, NO	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	117 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Magadan, RU	daily rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Sandnas, SE	monthly rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Hesston, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Haukedal, NO	daily rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Avasjo-Borgafjall_D, SE	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Talon, RU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Milolii 2.34, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Overhalla - Unnset, NO	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Fresvik, NO	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Wetumpka, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	117 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Clarendon, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2016	Cordova AP, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	79 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2016. 2016 had 1,029 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 2016-08-26: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	713
10 to 20	43
20 to 30	26
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2