Weather Records on 26 August 2017

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2017. Highest significance: Austwell, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 2017

On 26 August 2017, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 506 daily.
Austwell set an all-time record daily precipitation of 405.4 mm (16.0 in) on 26 August 2017.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

527 stations

527 station records on 26 August 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	405.4 mm (16.0 in)	99 of 100 (Exceptional)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	306.6 mm (12.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	252.7 mm (9.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bradenton 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	295.9 mm (11.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jeddo 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Schulenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.3 mm (7.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jharsuguda	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Speaks 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fedor 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Intercontinental AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Choke Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeland Linder Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhikimda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellville 6NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 118, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 146.

Records on 26 August 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	118
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2017 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 161.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2017

Top 20 records on 26 August 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2017	Austwell, US	all-time rain	405.4 mm (16.0 in)	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	98 years	99 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 August 2017	Conroe, US	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	all-time rain	306.6 mm (12.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Victoria Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Lawton, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Gonzales 2S, US	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Yoakum, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Columbus, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Hallettsville 2 N, US	monthly rain	252.7 mm (9.9 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	35 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Bradenton 5 ESE, US	all-time rain	295.9 mm (11.6 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	115 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Tamar, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Flatonia 4SE, US	daily rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Jeddo 3S, US	daily rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Richmond, US	daily rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Thompsons 3 WSW, US	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	161.6 mm (6.4 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Marion, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	106 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2017	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2017	Cuero, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2017	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	59 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2017. 2017 had 527 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 2017-08-26: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 25	342
25 to 50	28
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2