Weather Records on 26 August 2019

858 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2019. Highest significance: Warrenton 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 2019

On 26 August 2019, 858 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
547 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 827 daily.
Warrenton 1 N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 26 August 2019.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

858 stations

858 station records on 26 August 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Barajas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leusi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Macau Intl	Macau S.A.R	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mohamed Boudiaf Intl	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Segovia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dyersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warrior L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sretensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Getafe	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Franklin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Svinoy Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Signal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Writtle	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	32.3 C (90.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

858 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 312, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 26 August 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	312
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2019 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

672 broken records

Margins by which the 672 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2019

Top 20 records on 26 August 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2019	Warrenton 1 N, US	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2019	Madrid/Cuatrovientos, ES	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2019	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2019	Gillette 3SE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2019	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Madrid/Barajas, ES	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Milan Exp STN, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Leusi, RU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Macau Intl, MO	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Evelyn Sharp Fld, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Hermann, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Mohamed Boudiaf Intl, DZ	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Toluca (Obs), MX	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Segovia, ES	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2019	Artesia 6S, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	47 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2019. 2019 had 858 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2019-08-26: 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	640
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2