Weather Records on 26 June 1914

55 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 June 1914. Highest significance: Caledon (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 26 June 1914

On 26 June 1914, 55 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 53 daily.
Caledon (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 26 June 1914.
Across 162 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

55 stations

55 station records on 26 June 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 June 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

55 records

Records set or tied on 26 June 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 34.

Records on 26 June 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 June 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 53.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

47 broken records

Margins by which the 47 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 June 1914

Top 20 records on 26 June 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1914	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1914	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1914	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1914	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Walsingham 1, ZA	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1914	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

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

1799 to 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1914. 1914 had 55 records.

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

Records on 06-26 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	3
1814	1
1816	1
1824	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1838	1
1840	2
1843	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	3
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1869	1
1871	4
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	1
1900	3
1901	15
1902	19
1903	11
1904	22
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	10
1909	30
1910	27
1911	37
1912	27
1913	70
1914	55
1915	29
1916	124
1917	25
1918	68
1919	57
1920	24
1921	132
1922	84
1923	294
1924	45
1925	181
1926	273
1927	145
1928	449
1929	173
1930	220
1931	579
1932	198
1933	387
1934	635
1935	313
1936	562
1937	288
1938	395
1939	262
1940	574
1941	388
1942	500
1943	473
1944	502
1945	269
1946	376
1947	273
1948	343
1949	581
1950	524
1951	433
1952	1,274
1953	340
1954	539
1955	362
1956	406
1957	709
1958	989
1959	454
1960	410
1961	622
1962	352
1963	379
1964	323
1965	1,063
1966	380
1967	683
1968	1,268
1969	1,188
1970	916
1971	635
1972	581
1973	583
1974	1,535
1975	797
1976	726
1977	395
1978	860
1979	1,091
1980	1,285
1981	793
1982	792
1983	838
1984	572
1985	897
1986	933
1987	751
1988	1,267
1989	504
1990	818
1991	1,047
1992	958
1993	640
1994	1,177
1995	732
1996	922
1997	737
1998	1,205
1999	853
2000	725
2001	738
2002	760
2003	1,107
2004	1,040
2005	592
2006	1,104
2007	1,547
2008	541
2009	1,062
2010	1,041
2011	840
2012	1,076
2013	800
2014	584
2015	603
2016	546
2017	624
2018	432
2019	970
2020	459
2021	878
2022	825
2023	578
2024	765
2025	730
2026	935

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	33
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1