Weather Records on 26 August 1946

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 August 1946. Highest significance: Schwerin, DE.

Key Facts for 26 August 1946

On 26 August 1946, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 398 daily.
Schwerin set an all-time record daily precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 26 August 1946.
Across 169 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 26 August 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 August 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jaswantpura	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karchana	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prairieview	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meja	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sardarshahar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhajjar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 26 August 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 175.

Records on 26 August 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 August 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 August 1946

Top 20 records on 26 August 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 August 1946	Schwerin, DE	all-time rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 August 1946	Husum, DE	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Lubeck-Werft, DE	all-time rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Howard 2SE, US	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Jaswantpura, IN	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Karchana, IN	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Altentreptow, DE	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Smith Ctr, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Cheyenne, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Durant, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Waren, DE	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Pueblo City Rsvr, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Banff, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Sairang, IN	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Prairieview, US	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 August 1946	Kolosib, IN	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	38 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1946. 1946 had 419 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	289
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1