Weather Records on 20 August 2026

985 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 August 2026. Highest significance: Zoseni, LV.

Key Facts for 20 August 2026

On 20 August 2026, 985 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
794 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 953 daily.
Zoseni set a monthly record daily precipitation of 136.4 mm (5.4 in) on 20 August 2026 (provisional).
Across 163 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

985 stations

985 station records on 20 August 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 August 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zoseni	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ristna	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	179.5 mm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zilani	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newham (Cobaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Loongana (Serendipity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Urakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chiba	Japan	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee Nwr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Phanom	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bullengarook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tottori	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Omu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	133.5 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus-Hap Cremean Wp	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uliastai	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rexburg Byu Idaho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

985 records

Records set or tied on 20 August 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 371, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 423, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 171.

Records on 20 August 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	371
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	423
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 August 2026 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 25, daily 953.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

769 broken records

Margins by which the 769 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 136.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 August 2026

Top 20 records on 20 August 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 August 2026	Zoseni, LV	monthly rain (Provisional)	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 August 2026	Matsue, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 August 2026	Kobe, JP	monthly rain (Provisional)	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 August 2026	Ristna, EE	daily rain (Provisional)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 August 2026	Sumoto, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	136.5 mm (5.4 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 August 2026	Carnarvon Airport, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 August 2026	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain (Provisional)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 August 2026	Lorinna, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2026	Tajima, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2026	Hakodate, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	179.5 mm (7.1 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2026	Zilani, LV	monthly rain (Provisional)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2026	Buckeye Lake 1 N, US	daily rain (Provisional)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2026	Paris 3 ESE, US	daily rain (Provisional)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2026	Jimba Jimba, AU	daily rain (Provisional)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2026	Newham (Cobaw), AU	daily rain (Provisional)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2026	Loongana (Serendipity), AU	daily rain (Provisional)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2026	McNary 2N, US	daily rain (Provisional)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2026	Lafayette 8 S, US	daily rain (Provisional)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2026	Laguardia AP, US	daily rain (Provisional)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 August 2026	Urakawa, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	242.0 mm (9.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	0 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2026. 2026 had 985 records.

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

Records on 08-20 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1807	1
1809	2
1816	1
1830	1
1832	1
1838	1
1840	1
1842	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1858	3
1863	5
1867	4
1870	3
1871	1
1873	1
1875	2
1877	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	6
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	12
1902	3
1903	7
1904	30
1905	7
1906	26
1907	15
1908	21
1909	69
1910	7
1911	18
1912	25
1913	23
1914	15
1915	14
1916	74
1917	51
1918	69
1919	25
1920	47
1921	23
1922	52
1923	83
1924	132
1925	193
1926	187
1927	338
1928	101
1929	213
1930	318
1931	214
1932	299
1933	324
1934	376
1935	339
1936	543
1937	537
1938	250
1939	448
1940	695
1941	230
1942	429
1943	436
1944	355
1945	398
1946	349
1947	988
1948	403
1949	431
1950	1,341
1951	824
1952	425
1953	441
1954	476
1955	848
1956	678
1957	342
1958	281
1959	764
1960	465
1961	520
1962	684
1963	577
1964	629
1965	470
1966	1,094
1967	657
1968	862
1969	608
1970	414
1971	585
1972	522
1973	490
1974	565
1975	411
1976	894
1977	860
1978	563
1979	1,009
1980	991
1981	856
1982	620
1983	1,465
1984	696
1985	666
1986	819
1987	564
1988	991
1989	603
1990	1,262
1991	804
1992	1,168
1993	759
1994	719
1995	1,113
1996	900
1997	1,214
1998	802
1999	810
2000	989
2001	909
2002	1,208
2003	1,031
2004	1,333
2005	1,112
2006	851
2007	1,955
2008	1,170
2009	1,414
2010	1,028
2011	987
2012	1,086
2013	545
2014	582
2015	1,075
2016	872
2017	324
2018	657
2019	698
2020	1,051
2021	1,028
2022	1,038
2023	1,479
2024	589
2025	1,134
2026	985

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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	732
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2