Weather Records on 26 August 2022

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2022. Highest significance: Lovell, US.

Key Facts for 26 August 2022

On 26 August 2022, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
354 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 575 daily.
Lovell set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 26 August 2022.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 26 August 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lovell	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Amberg-Unterammersricht	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Canakkale	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Berlin-Schonefeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lenzen/Elbe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Schleiz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zehdenick	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brady 27 ENE (the Knees)	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weinbiet	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neuhaus Am Rennweg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eggebek	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Juterbog	Germany	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Clarine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maylands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kjevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carencro	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antichan	France	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Archbold Bio STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kronach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vinga	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdjali	Bulgaria	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bikaner	India	Record low minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 215, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 146.

Records on 26 August 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	215
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2022 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

488 broken records

Margins by which the 488 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2022

Top 20 records on 26 August 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2022	Lovell, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 August 2022	Amberg-Unterammersricht, DE	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2022	Wasserkuppe, DE	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2022	Canakkale, TR	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2022	Berlin-Schonefeld, DE	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2022	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2022	Lenzen/Elbe, DE	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2022	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2022	Nossen, DE	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	124 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2022	Schleiz, DE	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2022	Zehdenick, DE	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2022	Brady 27 ENE (the Knees), US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2022	Philip AP, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2022	Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl, DE	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2022	Weinbiet, DE	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2022	Neuhaus Am Rennweg, DE	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2022	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2022	Eggebek, DE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2022	Juterbog, DE	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2022	Bay Minette, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2022. 2022 had 583 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 10	430
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1