Weather Records on 26 August 2024

714 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 2024. Highest significance: Aparan, AM.

Key Facts for 26 August 2024

On 26 August 2024, 714 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
490 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 695 daily.
Aparan set a daily record precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 26 August 2024.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

714 stations

714 station records on 26 August 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huimin	China	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Valley - Carvers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nausori	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Al Baha	Saudi Arabia	Record low minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reese Rvr - Ione 13NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kharkiv	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parkersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bet Dagan	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tonopah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alectown (Bridgewater)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

714 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 132.

Records on 26 August 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 695.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 2024

Top 20 records on 26 August 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 2024	Aparan, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2024	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2024	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2024	Swifts Creek, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 August 2024	Rajkot, IN	daily rain	228.1 mm (9.0 in)	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Nadi Airport, FJ	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Guba, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Hrazdan, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Huimin, CN	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Madison, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Brookhaven City, US	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	124 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Smoky Valley - Carvers, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Nausori, FJ	monthly rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Paradise, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Yarrangobilly Caves, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Ahmadabad, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Isfjord Radio, NO	daily high max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Tahoe City, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 2024	Tonopah, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2024. 2024 had 714 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 20	516
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1