Weather Records on 24 August 2026

618 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 2026. Highest significance: Bachu, CN.

Key Facts for 24 August 2026

On 24 August 2026, 618 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
472 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 599 daily.
Bachu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.0 mm (2.9 in) on 24 August 2026 (provisional).
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

618 stations

618 station records on 24 August 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bachu	China	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
North Shields (Port Lincoln Ae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kure Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Huma	China	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rucava	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Saltillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Skriveri	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rezekne	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Xuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gourdon	France	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hailun	China	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skulte	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medora	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tikanlik	China	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk Chautauqua Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barter Island WSO AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kosrae	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miyako	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

618 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 109.

Records on 24 August 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 2026 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 14, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 2026

Top 20 records on 24 August 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 2026	Bachu, CN	monthly rain (Provisional)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2026	North Shields (Port Lincoln Ae, AU	monthly rain (Provisional)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2026	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain (Provisional)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	131 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2026	Kure Reg Met HQ, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2026	Huma, CN	daily rain (Provisional)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2026	Rucava, LV	daily rain (Provisional)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2026	Saltillo, MX	daily high min (Provisional)	26.6 C (79.9 F)	7.6 C (13.7 F)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2026	Skriveri, LV	daily rain (Provisional)	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2026	Rezekne, LV	daily rain (Provisional)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2026	Tottori, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2026	Xuzhou, CN	monthly rain (Provisional)	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2026	Yeelana (Brimpton Lake), AU	monthly rain (Provisional)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2026	Gourdon, FR	daily rain (Provisional)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2026	Onahama, JP	daily rain (Provisional)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2026	Zamora, MX	daily rain (Provisional)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2026	Virginia City, US	daily high max (Provisional)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	131 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2026	Sherman, US	daily high min (Provisional)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2026	Conway, US	daily rain (Provisional)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2026	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily high max (Provisional)	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 2026	Bay Minette, US	daily rain (Provisional)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	107 years	44 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

1802 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2026. 2026 had 618 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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	424
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1