Weather Records on 1 August 2026

1,085 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 August 2026. Highest significance: Vilsandi, EE.

Key Facts for 1 August 2026

On 1 August 2026, 1,085 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
850 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 25 were all-time records, 156 monthly and 904 daily.
Vilsandi set an all-time record daily precipitation of 131.9 mm (5.2 in) on 1 August 2026.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

1,085 stations

1,085 station records on 1 August 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 August 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	131.9 mm (5.2 in)	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ft Atkinson Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Daugavpils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Siedlce	Poland	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Danville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uw Arboretum - Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Afton - Janesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Toluca (Obs)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivan 3 SE - WFO Mkx	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malden Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Horicon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Comitan Chis.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Paz (City)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,085 records

Records set or tied on 1 August 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 479, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 371, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.

Records on 1 August 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	479
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	371
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 August 2026 by timescale: all-time 25, monthly 156, daily 904.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

783 broken records

Margins by which the 783 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 August 2026

Top 20 records on 1 August 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 2026	Vilsandi, EE	all-time rain	131.9 mm (5.2 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	102 years	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 August 2026	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	123 years	79 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2026	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2026	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	116 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2026	Ft Atkinson Wwtp, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2026	Daugavpils, LV	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2026	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	115 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2026	Siedlce, PL	all-time rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2026	Danville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 August 2026	Cuba City, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2026	Guadalajara, MX	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	4 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2026	Fulton L&D #13, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2026	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2026	Stoughton Wwtp, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2026	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2026	Uw Arboretum - Madison, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2026	Afton - Janesville Wwtp, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2026	Toluca (Obs), MX	monthly high max	34.8 C (94.6 F)	7.9 C (14.2 F)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2026	Dubuque L&D 11, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2026	Monroe Wwtp, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	52 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2026. 2026 had 1,085 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1816	2
1829	1
1833	1
1834	2
1836	1
1838	1
1842	1
1851	1
1856	1
1858	3
1859	1
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	3
1883	1
1886	2
1887	1
1890	1
1891	7
1892	4
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	2
1898	3
1899	1
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	19
1904	10
1905	12
1906	18
1907	13
1908	18
1909	15
1910	30
1911	46
1912	49
1913	25
1914	17
1915	49
1916	16
1917	108
1918	55
1919	32
1920	101
1921	87
1922	44
1923	203
1924	93
1925	281
1926	252
1927	266
1928	132
1929	161
1930	252
1931	362
1932	408
1933	487
1934	448
1935	547
1936	636
1937	492
1938	523
1939	335
1940	333
1941	341
1942	388
1943	398
1944	410
1945	975
1946	336
1947	401
1948	354
1949	324
1950	552
1951	420
1952	391
1953	565
1954	462
1955	796
1956	441
1957	270
1958	389
1959	352
1960	677
1961	404
1962	602
1963	270
1964	883
1965	669
1966	383
1967	250
1968	625
1969	453
1970	482
1971	1,135
1972	609
1973	766
1974	526
1975	915
1976	886
1977	636
1978	706
1979	580
1980	906
1981	668
1982	742
1983	931
1984	532
1985	987
1986	846
1987	999
1988	880
1989	1,301
1990	927
1991	740
1992	1,024
1993	907
1994	1,217
1995	1,513
1996	1,118
1997	904
1998	1,281
1999	1,707
2000	1,020
2001	1,079
2002	1,249
2003	1,155
2004	740
2005	878
2006	1,655
2007	746
2008	795
2009	932
2010	1,182
2011	1,191
2012	850
2013	542
2014	853
2015	864
2016	499
2017	758
2018	987
2019	479
2020	838
2021	1,009
2022	915
2023	627
2024	879
2025	785
2026	1,085

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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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	735
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1