August 14, 2026, was an unusually hot day at the NBCN weather station in Binningen. The minimum temperature was 17.0°C, the maximum reached 38.1°C, and the daily mean was 28.3°C.

Over the last 30 days, the average air temperature was 24.56°C, with a minimum of 11.2°C and a maximum of 39.7°C. During this period there were 31 summer days, 2 hot days, and 5 tropical nights.

For the current season, the maximum temperature on August 14, 2026, ranks fourth among all August days on record, while the mean temperature ranks fifth. Compared to the last 365 days, the maximum temperature also ranks fourth and the mean temperature ranks sixth.

The hottest August day ever recorded at this station was August 21, 1943, with 38.7°C, followed by August 13, 2003, with 38.6°C, and August 19, 1943, with 38.4°C. August 14, 2026, with 38.1°C, is the fourth hottest August day on record, and August 4, 2026, with 37.8°C, is the fifth. Table 1 lists the top 5 hottest August days. The historic rank of the past day’s maximum temperature in August is therefore fourth.