/ Today's Weather Almanac / Weather Almanac: August 26 Weather Almanac: August 26 August 26 Today's Weather Fact... On this date in 1998, Hurricane Bonnie, a category 3 storm, made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina. Bonnie, measured at 400 miles wide, claimed three lives and cost an estimated $1 billion in damages. Infoplease Daily IQ Other Weather Facts Select month and date: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Related LinksWeather CentralMeteorologyWinter StormsTropical StormsThunderstormsLightningTsunamisUltraviolet Index