United States Weather Records in 2026

130,834 weather records set or tied in United States in 2026, by type, with the calendar of record highs and lows and the records that still stand.

Key Facts for United States in 2026

130,834 weather records were set or tied in United States in 2026.
89,069 were record highs and 19,251 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
166,135 records set in 2026 still stand in United States.

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows in United States, cold squares more lows.

Record highs and lows per day in United States in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-01	417 more record highs than lows
2026-01-02	450 more record highs than lows
2026-01-03	571 more record highs than lows
2026-01-04	595 more record highs than lows
2026-01-05	320 more record highs than lows
2026-01-06	250 more record highs than lows
2026-01-07	247 more record highs than lows
2026-01-08	241 more record highs than lows
2026-01-09	518 more record highs than lows
2026-01-10	395 more record highs than lows
2026-01-11	128 more record highs than lows
2026-01-12	301 more record highs than lows
2026-01-13	744 more record highs than lows
2026-01-14	844 more record highs than lows
2026-01-15	361 more record highs than lows
2026-01-16	91 more record highs than lows
2026-01-17	45 more record highs than lows
2026-01-18	52 more record highs than lows
2026-01-19	30 more record highs than lows
2026-01-20	25 more record highs than lows
2026-01-21	29 more record highs than lows
2026-01-22	41 more record lows than highs
2026-01-23	330 more record lows than highs
2026-01-24	846 more record lows than highs
2026-01-25	1123 more record lows than highs
2026-01-26	818 more record lows than highs
2026-01-27	484 more record lows than highs
2026-01-28	93 more record lows than highs
2026-01-29	42 more record lows than highs
2026-01-30	57 more record lows than highs
2026-01-31	85 more record lows than highs
2026-02-01	312 more record lows than highs
2026-02-02	203 more record lows than highs
2026-02-03	35 more record highs than lows
2026-02-04	497 more record highs than lows
2026-02-05	863 more record highs than lows
2026-02-06	672 more record highs than lows
2026-02-07	283 more record highs than lows
2026-02-08	45 more record highs than lows
2026-02-09	72 more record highs than lows
2026-02-10	187 more record highs than lows
2026-02-11	169 more record highs than lows
2026-02-12	125 more record highs than lows
2026-02-13	137 more record highs than lows
2026-02-14	228 more record highs than lows
2026-02-15	252 more record highs than lows
2026-02-16	452 more record highs than lows
2026-02-17	363 more record highs than lows
2026-02-18	108 more record highs than lows
2026-02-19	213 more record highs than lows
2026-02-20	290 more record highs than lows
2026-02-21	110 more record highs than lows
2026-02-22	41 more record highs than lows
2026-02-23	50 more record highs than lows
2026-02-24	304 more record highs than lows
2026-02-25	540 more record highs than lows
2026-02-26	335 more record highs than lows
2026-02-27	487 more record highs than lows
2026-02-28	611 more record highs than lows
2026-03-01	599 more record highs than lows
2026-03-02	389 more record highs than lows
2026-03-03	236 more record highs than lows
2026-03-04	216 more record highs than lows
2026-03-05	284 more record highs than lows
2026-03-06	425 more record highs than lows
2026-03-07	710 more record highs than lows
2026-03-08	713 more record highs than lows
2026-03-09	534 more record highs than lows
2026-03-10	844 more record highs than lows
2026-03-11	820 more record highs than lows
2026-03-12	426 more record highs than lows
2026-03-13	333 more record highs than lows
2026-03-14	172 more record highs than lows
2026-03-15	12 more record highs than lows
2026-03-16	44 more record lows than highs
2026-03-17	210 more record highs than lows
2026-03-18	1436 more record highs than lows
2026-03-19	2242 more record highs than lows
2026-03-20	2681 more record highs than lows
2026-03-21	2076 more record highs than lows
2026-03-22	1782 more record highs than lows
2026-03-23	1329 more record highs than lows
2026-03-24	1599 more record highs than lows
2026-03-25	1708 more record highs than lows
2026-03-26	1380 more record highs than lows
2026-03-27	934 more record highs than lows
2026-03-28	938 more record highs than lows
2026-03-29	1102 more record highs than lows
2026-03-30	897 more record highs than lows
2026-03-31	880 more record highs than lows
2026-04-01	426 more record highs than lows
2026-04-02	164 more record highs than lows
2026-04-03	173 more record highs than lows
2026-04-04	332 more record highs than lows
2026-04-05	394 more record highs than lows
2026-04-06	218 more record highs than lows
2026-04-07	85 more record highs than lows
2026-04-08	74 more record highs than lows
2026-04-09	98 more record highs than lows
2026-04-10	234 more record highs than lows
2026-04-11	175 more record highs than lows
2026-04-12	130 more record highs than lows
2026-04-13	377 more record highs than lows
2026-04-14	500 more record highs than lows
2026-04-15	468 more record highs than lows
2026-04-16	155 more record highs than lows
2026-04-17	73 more record lows than highs
2026-04-18	27 more record lows than highs
2026-04-19	22 more record lows than highs
2026-04-20	60 more record highs than lows
2026-04-21	48 more record highs than lows
2026-04-22	62 more record highs than lows
2026-04-23	66 more record highs than lows
2026-04-24	156 more record lows than highs
2026-04-25	234 more record lows than highs
2026-04-26	56 more record lows than highs
2026-04-27	38 more record highs than lows
2026-04-28	92 more record highs than lows
2026-04-29	33 more record highs than lows
2026-05-01	58 more record lows than highs
2026-05-02	21 more record highs than lows
2026-05-03	87 more record highs than lows
2026-05-04	122 more record highs than lows
2026-05-05	8 more record highs than lows
2026-05-06	225 more record lows than highs
2026-05-07	210 more record lows than highs
2026-05-08	26 more record lows than highs
2026-05-09	34 more record highs than lows
2026-05-10	191 more record highs than lows
2026-05-11	344 more record highs than lows
2026-05-12	601 more record highs than lows
2026-05-13	471 more record highs than lows
2026-05-14	187 more record highs than lows
2026-05-15	20 more record lows than highs
2026-05-16	16 more record highs than lows
2026-05-17	52 more record lows than highs
2026-05-18	62 more record highs than lows
2026-05-19	162 more record highs than lows
2026-05-20	191 more record highs than lows
2026-05-21	29 more record highs than lows
2026-05-22	5 more record lows than highs
2026-05-23	37 more record lows than highs
2026-05-24	44 more record lows than highs
2026-05-25	197 more record highs than lows
2026-05-26	319 more record highs than lows
2026-05-27	287 more record highs than lows
2026-05-28	174 more record highs than lows
2026-05-29	109 more record highs than lows
2026-05-30	57 more record highs than lows
2026-05-31	29 more record lows than highs
2026-06-01	2 more record lows than highs
2026-06-02	13 more record highs than lows
2026-06-03	19 more record highs than lows
2026-06-04	12 more record highs than lows
2026-06-05	43 more record highs than lows
2026-06-06	139 more record highs than lows
2026-06-07	79 more record highs than lows
2026-06-08	16 more record highs than lows
2026-06-09	82 more record highs than lows
2026-06-10	153 more record highs than lows
2026-06-11	250 more record highs than lows
2026-06-12	359 more record highs than lows
2026-06-13	247 more record highs than lows
2026-06-14	261 more record highs than lows
2026-06-15	411 more record highs than lows
2026-06-16	389 more record highs than lows
2026-06-17	178 more record highs than lows
2026-06-18	131 more record highs than lows
2026-06-19	151 more record highs than lows
2026-06-20	19 more record highs than lows
2026-06-21	9 more record lows than highs
2026-06-22	39 more record lows than highs
2026-06-23	29 more record highs than lows
2026-06-24	79 more record highs than lows
2026-06-25	11 more record highs than lows
2026-06-27	277 more record lows than highs
2026-06-28	486 more record lows than highs
2026-06-29	212 more record lows than highs
2026-06-30	99 more record highs than lows
2026-07-01	170 more record highs than lows
2026-07-02	359 more record highs than lows
2026-07-03	447 more record highs than lows
2026-07-04	287 more record highs than lows
2026-07-05	93 more record highs than lows
2026-07-06	56 more record highs than lows
2026-07-07	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-08	15 more record highs than lows
2026-07-09	37 more record highs than lows
2026-07-10	44 more record highs than lows
2026-07-11	187 more record highs than lows
2026-07-12	494 more record highs than lows
2026-07-13	415 more record highs than lows
2026-07-14	264 more record highs than lows
2026-07-15	206 more record highs than lows
2026-07-16	133 more record highs than lows
2026-07-17	132 more record highs than lows
2026-07-18	91 more record highs than lows
2026-07-19	103 more record highs than lows
2026-07-20	345 more record highs than lows
2026-07-21	358 more record highs than lows
2026-07-22	254 more record highs than lows
2026-07-23	119 more record highs than lows
2026-07-24	193 more record highs than lows
2026-07-25	541 more record highs than lows
2026-07-26	723 more record highs than lows
2026-07-27	630 more record highs than lows
2026-07-28	288 more record highs than lows
2026-07-29	204 more record highs than lows
2026-07-30	155 more record highs than lows
2026-07-31	203 more record highs than lows
2026-08-01	421 more record highs than lows
2026-08-02	442 more record highs than lows
2026-08-03	351 more record highs than lows
2026-08-04	168 more record highs than lows
2026-08-05	145 more record highs than lows
2026-08-06	361 more record highs than lows
2026-08-07	520 more record highs than lows
2026-08-08	544 more record highs than lows
2026-08-09	449 more record highs than lows
2026-08-10	299 more record highs than lows
2026-08-11	273 more record highs than lows
2026-08-12	242 more record highs than lows
2026-08-13	67 more record highs than lows
2026-08-14	104 more record highs than lows
2026-08-15	142 more record highs than lows
2026-08-16	149 more record highs than lows
2026-08-17	122 more record highs than lows
2026-08-18	148 more record highs than lows
2026-08-19	209 more record highs than lows
2026-08-20	442 more record highs than lows
2026-08-21	768 more record highs than lows
2026-08-22	520 more record highs than lows
2026-08-23	227 more record highs than lows
2026-08-24	192 more record highs than lows
2026-08-25	228 more record highs than lows
2026-08-26	350 more record highs than lows
2026-08-27	275 more record highs than lows
2026-08-28	280 more record highs than lows
2026-08-29	128 more record highs than lows
2026-08-30	53 more record highs than lows
2026-08-31	62 more record highs than lows
2026-09-01	94 more record highs than lows
2026-09-02	144 more record highs than lows
2026-09-03	168 more record highs than lows
2026-09-04	289 more record highs than lows
2026-09-05	310 more record highs than lows
2026-09-06	95 more record highs than lows
2026-09-07	183 more record highs than lows
2026-09-08	251 more record highs than lows
2026-09-09	392 more record highs than lows
2026-09-10	381 more record highs than lows
2026-09-11	242 more record highs than lows
2026-09-12	261 more record highs than lows
2026-09-13	290 more record highs than lows
2026-09-14	335 more record highs than lows
2026-09-15	293 more record highs than lows
2026-09-16	362 more record highs than lows
2026-09-17	448 more record highs than lows
2026-09-18	376 more record highs than lows
2026-09-19	257 more record highs than lows
2026-09-20	144 more record highs than lows
2026-09-21	92 more record highs than lows
2026-09-22	43 more record highs than lows
2026-09-23	82 more record highs than lows
2026-09-24	91 more record highs than lows
2026-09-25	72 more record highs than lows
2026-09-26	33 more record highs than lows
2026-09-27	28 more record highs than lows
2026-09-28	79 more record highs than lows
2026-09-29	33 more record highs than lows
2026-09-30	56 more record highs than lows
2026-10-01	82 more record highs than lows
2026-10-02	108 more record highs than lows
2026-10-03	234 more record highs than lows
2026-10-04	629 more record highs than lows
2026-10-05	900 more record highs than lows
2026-10-06	630 more record highs than lows
2026-10-07	633 more record highs than lows
2026-10-08	489 more record highs than lows
2026-10-09	357 more record highs than lows
2026-10-10	233 more record highs than lows
2026-10-11	128 more record highs than lows

Records per Year, by Type

2026 outlined

Records set or tied in United States each year from 1873 to 2026, stacked by type. 2026 had 130,834.

Weather records per year in United States, stacked by type, 2026 outlined
Year	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Heaviest daily snowfall	Deepest snow cover	Total
1873	3	15	6	9	13	9	0	55
1874	6	14	8	6	10	7	0	51
1875	5	20	4	15	11	6	0	61
1876	11	6	19	3	7	6	0	52
1877	17	3	14	0	9	2	0	45
1878	13	2	10	3	9	1	0	38
1879	16	7	13	7	4	1	0	48
1880	17	10	24	8	9	4	0	72
1881	26	5	20	2	11	3	0	67
1882	8	8	5	5	8	5	0	39
1883	10	5	4	13	9	4	0	45
1884	13	12	7	6	15	2	0	55
1885	13	9	12	6	11	0	0	51
1886	4	7	18	1	9	1	0	40
1887	26	11	16	16	8	0	0	77
1888	18	18	9	8	26	0	0	79
1889	21	14	6	12	23	0	0	76
1890	28	1	10	9	11	0	0	59
1891	14	13	1	11	15	0	0	54
1892	12	6	0	3	15	2	0	38
1893	3	6	1	6	16	5	0	37
1894	13	8	2	8	24	4	0	59
1895	15	4	16	3	36	1	0	75
1896	21	5	11	6	43	8	0	94
1897	7	6	3	3	55	4	0	78
1898	19	3	9	1	66	12	0	110
1899	42	30	46	34	71	10	0	233
1900	51	19	42	37	99	13	0	261
1901	79	50	34	42	208	11	0	424
1902	67	72	71	78	260	28	0	576
1903	114	215	104	121	247	13	0	814
1904	135	216	80	169	215	39	0	854
1905	186	167	153	138	245	22	0	911
1906	196	194	233	144	312	19	0	1,098
1907	196	266	157	211	298	41	0	1,169
1908	254	165	234	97	305	21	0	1,076
1909	268	251	224	206	324	25	0	1,298
1910	314	165	210	128	283	29	0	1,129
1911	324	204	199	186	315	25	0	1,253
1912	193	267	131	208	385	29	0	1,213
1913	365	190	361	183	407	11	0	1,517
1914	318	272	242	242	370	76	0	1,520
1915	322	294	295	211	477	73	1	1,673
1916	373	387	308	293	507	114	5	1,987
1917	303	661	176	503	520	119	7	2,289
1918	544	420	441	321	625	99	17	2,467
1919	414	364	423	294	864	76	46	2,481
1920	345	517	372	406	1,017	105	11	2,773
1921	1,020	268	917	300	927	100	11	3,543
1922	1,030	549	1,084	568	1,427	117	12	4,787
1923	3,213	2,993	3,629	3,958	4,758	285	187	19,023
1924	4,876	6,245	3,738	7,497	6,090	395	152	28,993
1925	9,292	5,770	6,619	6,075	6,881	390	225	35,252
1926	5,508	6,747	5,618	7,267	8,972	488	233	34,833
1927	10,951	7,361	9,620	6,459	10,535	474	156	45,556
1928	8,223	6,983	9,456	7,006	10,343	416	215	42,642
1929	7,613	8,525	8,113	10,684	11,775	916	732	48,358
1930	17,590	8,622	12,963	11,659	9,969	776	574	62,153
1931	18,649	5,470	16,100	5,570	11,862	798	364	58,813
1932	11,772	10,833	11,848	9,503	13,843	1,299	1,064	60,162
1933	17,418	8,126	12,495	8,062	12,398	932	349	59,780
1934	21,777	7,551	16,605	8,935	12,451	1,118	691	69,128
1935	8,475	12,948	12,406	10,173	14,803	1,283	421	60,509
1936	23,182	14,308	18,262	16,105	15,242	2,058	1,715	90,872
1937	10,638	13,415	11,100	10,466	17,153	1,941	1,112	65,825
1938	15,001	6,607	15,478	6,266	17,359	1,650	620	62,981
1939	21,436	6,683	14,844	7,840	15,228	2,003	620	68,654
1940	10,530	15,892	12,861	16,385	20,578	3,018	1,785	81,049
1941	13,178	7,713	16,616	4,931	22,164	2,263	715	67,580
1942	10,208	11,993	12,610	12,103	21,842	3,246	1,463	73,465
1943	13,873	12,701	13,214	15,505	18,217	2,544	962	77,016
1944	12,003	9,016	12,346	9,713	22,016	3,482	1,291	69,867
1945	11,884	14,132	14,973	12,164	22,870	3,619	1,475	81,117
1946	15,221	9,330	16,112	8,982	22,342	2,960	605	75,552
1947	16,267	11,359	14,890	12,741	20,679	4,053	1,446	81,435
1948	12,426	13,255	13,587	14,158	23,643	4,874	2,217	84,160
1949	14,818	12,216	14,774	12,082	22,874	4,238	2,272	83,274
1950	16,884	21,146	13,977	20,922	23,581	4,737	1,849	103,096
1951	12,845	21,271	12,450	17,652	24,364	6,390	2,726	97,698
1952	15,874	12,961	12,964	14,900	21,883	4,424	2,220	85,226
1953	21,648	8,846	17,385	10,843	20,859	3,512	752	83,845
1954	20,692	11,029	18,030	11,378	20,043	3,433	726	85,331
1955	14,529	16,688	15,015	16,959	22,057	5,162	1,535	91,945
1956	16,003	12,144	14,337	15,021	19,498	5,036	1,983	84,022
1957	9,004	13,179	14,224	10,148	28,064	4,495	992	80,106
1958	12,328	13,467	12,736	11,671	25,233	5,078	2,319	82,832
1959	10,755	13,844	14,190	12,423	24,709	5,246	1,588	82,755
1960	10,646	18,632	10,576	18,389	24,301	6,968	5,681	95,193
1961	11,245	14,419	13,711	13,564	27,201	6,509	2,700	89,349
1962	15,047	18,665	13,605	17,595	25,034	5,902	2,764	98,612
1963	17,721	15,807	15,880	18,001	22,620	4,742	1,810	96,581
1964	10,890	17,251	13,030	19,743	24,633	6,514	2,683	94,744
1965	9,316	19,436	13,725	18,306	27,680	6,439	2,357	97,259
1966	10,535	15,330	13,638	15,440	22,895	6,647	2,921	87,406
1967	13,758	19,082	12,771	18,299	27,111	7,415	2,781	101,217
1968	10,188	17,606	13,565	16,534	28,886	6,514	2,804	96,097
1969	7,819	14,870	12,028	12,782	30,105	7,882	5,869	91,355
1970	10,491	17,692	14,977	15,963	29,009	7,363	3,417	98,912
1971	12,707	20,042	14,814	17,814	31,243	9,532	4,844	110,996
1972	16,245	25,699	15,358	21,870	34,212	8,170	3,044	124,598
1973	11,658	13,433	18,202	11,813	39,113	7,828	2,838	104,885
1974	14,846	18,460	17,563	19,539	32,090	5,916	2,070	110,484
1975	11,755	18,362	13,896	16,996	36,754	10,177	3,779	111,719
1976	15,008	20,576	13,389	24,553	29,450	6,285	1,435	110,696
1977	20,020	15,723	20,969	16,442	33,981	8,220	4,915	120,270
1978	11,160	19,046	13,486	16,284	37,344	11,112	18,318	126,750
1979	12,786	22,195	16,330	21,548	42,928	10,961	20,175	146,923
1980	24,347	14,534	21,391	13,555	34,745	9,711	5,934	124,217
1981	21,915	13,499	23,348	13,691	36,841	6,167	2,521	117,982
1982	12,831	23,304	20,262	20,048	46,535	12,100	10,263	145,343
1983	15,272	28,912	22,686	25,584	47,132	12,215	14,193	165,994
1984	18,692	20,306	23,124	19,267	40,451	10,736	8,952	141,528
1985	16,064	29,424	20,441	25,482	39,163	13,196	16,580	160,350
1986	24,490	19,193	26,153	15,394	40,388	7,729	5,004	138,351
1987	25,052	16,607	23,582	14,198	37,886	10,683	7,675	135,683
1988	29,275	16,457	23,448	16,747	31,556	9,527	5,869	132,879
1989	25,256	36,840	21,777	30,571	35,983	9,858	7,431	167,716
1990	31,195	19,952	29,431	14,898	42,867	9,120	4,290	151,753
1991	22,000	24,306	32,801	17,858	40,288	8,783	8,183	154,219
1992	17,193	29,511	21,785	17,406	40,349	8,571	5,221	140,036
1993	9,764	27,984	15,083	20,585	40,805	12,173	14,682	141,076
1994	16,927	19,183	21,258	13,003	36,864	10,140	9,757	127,132
1995	22,902	22,050	28,686	13,601	40,517	10,254	6,719	144,729
1996	23,266	29,991	24,130	22,565	41,792	13,363	14,223	169,330
1997	15,405	26,015	23,028	16,230	38,621	11,582	12,164	143,045
1998	29,827	14,001	36,979	7,759	41,713	6,406	3,274	139,959
1999	27,432	15,661	21,864	10,843	32,837	7,415	4,633	120,685
2000	29,306	24,156	27,503	14,064	33,111	10,435	8,702	147,277
2001	20,804	11,955	26,238	9,867	33,372	7,841	6,475	116,552
2002	25,487	20,247	26,690	18,322	31,756	9,075	5,032	136,609
2003	26,411	17,106	25,215	9,715	32,128	9,023	5,586	125,184
2004	14,259	19,238	21,970	12,097	37,862	6,935	4,812	117,173
2005	22,145	12,545	24,947	8,875	33,190	8,024	4,469	114,195
2006	24,598	15,049	26,943	9,813	31,902	6,225	4,080	118,610
2007	25,833	16,337	26,280	10,012	31,831	8,951	6,597	125,841
2008	15,023	18,367	17,990	12,357	32,888	10,585	7,793	115,003
2009	14,198	23,907	16,728	12,926	33,416	9,838	8,360	119,373
2010	16,845	14,470	24,221	8,940	33,127	10,219	12,423	120,245
2011	22,066	17,577	24,787	9,953	34,562	10,228	9,516	128,689
2012	33,669	9,646	32,235	6,040	29,208	6,071	3,223	120,092
2013	12,094	22,309	19,827	15,110	33,134	9,883	9,078	121,435
2014	11,098	28,157	19,915	18,730	31,040	8,463	7,315	124,718
2015	25,427	16,892	34,959	9,996	35,050	6,585	6,548	135,457
2016	23,707	8,175	29,221	4,537	30,729	5,217	3,407	104,993
2017	28,505	16,775	34,078	8,927	32,083	5,853	4,668	130,889
2018	18,429	20,311	28,543	13,591	31,103	9,107	7,715	128,799
2019	15,293	25,362	21,585	18,914	33,504	9,918	9,382	133,958
2020	30,663	20,207	31,325	16,192	24,905	6,699	5,212	135,203
2021	32,447	20,226	34,042	12,764	25,927	5,842	4,562	135,810
2022	28,144	22,328	32,261	16,735	24,612	6,866	4,797	135,743
2023	26,044	18,809	30,931	12,839	26,528	5,479	7,563	128,193
2024	31,212	12,872	36,475	9,240	26,532	4,268	2,173	122,772
2025	34,075	17,141	39,079	11,210	22,777	4,804	3,143	132,229
2026	41,905	11,415	47,164	7,836	17,799	2,857	1,858	130,834

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low by decade in United States: 1870s 1.3 to 1, 1880s 1.6 to 1, 1890s 1.7 to 1, 1900s 1.0 to 1, 1910s 1.1 to 1, 1920s 1.1 to 1, 1930s 1.7 to 1, 1940s 1.2 to 1, 1950s 1.0 to 1, 1960s 0.7 to 1, 1970s 0.8 to 1, 1980s 1.1 to 1, 1990s 1.2 to 1, 2000s 1.6 to 1, 2010s 1.7 to 1, 2020s 2.3 to 1.

Record highs per record low in United States, by decade
Decade	Highs per low
1870s	1.31 to 1
1880s	1.61 to 1
1890s	1.66 to 1
1900s	1.01 to 1
1910s	1.10 to 1
1920s	1.06 to 1
1930s	1.66 to 1
1940s	1.16 to 1
1950s	1.04 to 1
1960s	0.74 to 1
1970s	0.80 to 1
1980s	1.07 to 1
1990s	1.24 to 1
2000s	1.57 to 1
2010s	1.65 to 1
2020s	2.31 to 1

Standing Records by Year Set

2026: 166,135

Records still standing in United States by the year they were set. 166,135 of them were set in 2026.

Standing records in United States by the year they were set, 2026 highlighted
Year set	Standing records
1836	2
1843	200
1844	25
1845	104
1846	78
1847	76
1848	74
1849	102
1850	94
1851	142
1852	109
1853	73
1854	116
1855	113
1856	211
1857	226
1858	148
1859	167
1860	125
1861	177
1862	181
1863	155
1864	49
1865	437
1866	369
1867	374
1868	738
1869	652
1870	316
1871	676
1872	1,844
1873	1,649
1874	1,313
1875	2,459
1876	1,988
1877	1,518
1878	1,375
1879	2,700
1880	2,381
1881	1,944
1882	1,905
1883	2,745
1884	4,272
1885	5,100
1886	5,106
1887	6,377
1888	7,196
1889	7,904
1890	7,911
1891	10,909
1892	16,129
1893	128,492
1894	88,745
1895	106,041
1896	108,178
1897	118,635
1898	109,872
1899	133,336
1900	124,843
1901	136,042
1902	125,263
1903	114,853
1904	112,774
1905	151,288
1906	139,989
1907	133,675
1908	119,772
1909	143,779
1910	159,179
1911	167,900
1912	142,977
1913	144,406
1914	142,696
1915	162,425
1916	174,489
1917	172,684
1918	173,418
1919	130,761
1920	126,070
1921	121,435
1922	115,807
1923	123,561
1924	139,221
1925	147,068
1926	147,063
1927	139,994
1928	141,604
1929	137,745
1930	212,880
1931	173,420
1932	152,321
1933	150,310
1934	144,276
1935	135,369
1936	192,220
1937	153,529
1938	140,981
1939	183,884
1940	192,587
1941	183,679
1942	209,193
1943	185,934
1944	185,896
1945	202,990
1946	176,156
1947	213,293
1948	1,138,574
1949	795,797
1950	426,677
1951	315,792
1952	282,287
1953	241,969
1954	240,638
1955	256,419
1956	260,414
1957	238,647
1958	227,072
1959	232,715
1960	253,007
1961	223,906
1962	269,725
1963	275,982
1964	264,686
1965	265,233
1966	249,159
1967	261,659
1968	224,087
1969	243,854
1970	227,862
1971	245,199
1972	247,197
1973	202,225
1974	208,578
1975	217,362
1976	212,722
1977	221,271
1978	254,377
1979	255,554
1980	220,305
1981	195,957
1982	218,219
1983	244,584
1984	213,014
1985	252,038
1986	217,485
1987	207,669
1988	214,856
1989	275,244
1990	255,665
1991	251,767
1992	262,174
1993	247,814
1994	219,546
1995	247,231
1996	312,574
1997	257,848
1998	248,018
1999	233,375
2000	261,685
2001	217,930
2002	267,248
2003	260,602
2004	238,269
2005	233,251
2006	240,913
2007	240,695
2008	246,976
2009	249,191
2010	244,002
2011	300,684
2012	277,364
2013	265,806
2014	246,726
2015	253,088
2016	199,385
2017	241,808
2018	216,517
2019	224,682
2020	210,371
2021	202,353
2022	208,596
2023	204,792
2024	187,010
2025	210,874
2026	166,135

Record Map for 2026

500 stations

The 500 highest significance station records of 2026 in United States, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in United States in 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ulupalakua Rch 250	United States	Record daily precipitation	289.6 mm (11.4 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	425.5 mm (16.8 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Zearing	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.6 mm (7.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Nolin Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).