Weather Records on 26 July 1917

64 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1917. Highest significance: Kardella (Fleetwood), AU.

Key Facts for 26 July 1917

On 26 July 1917, 64 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 64 daily.
Kardella (Fleetwood) set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 26 July 1917.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

64 stations

64 station records on 26 July 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kardella (Fleetwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cornalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

64 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.

Records on 26 July 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 64.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1917

Top 20 records on 26 July 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1917	Kardella (Fleetwood), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1917	Cornalla, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1917	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Armagh, GB	daily high min	15.2 C (59.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	51 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Kiev, UA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high max	26.9 C (80.4 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Sydney, CA	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	26.4 C (79.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Bute (Ninnes), AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Charlottetown, CA	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Quebec, CA	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Laen, AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Port Arthur, CA	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1917	Stratford, CA	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	18 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

1795 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 64 records.

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

Records on 07-26 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1820	1
1832	3
1834	1
1838	2
1843	4
1846	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	3
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	4
1870	1
1872	4
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	5
1892	1
1895	4
1897	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	8
1902	2
1903	2
1904	20
1905	5
1906	9
1907	16
1908	9
1909	21
1910	11
1911	63
1912	24
1913	15
1914	28
1915	24
1916	64
1917	64
1918	88
1919	73
1920	87
1921	73
1922	94
1923	74
1924	98
1925	194
1926	119
1927	46
1928	219
1929	227
1930	678
1931	492
1932	134
1933	513
1934	516
1935	258
1936	1,266
1937	424
1938	269
1939	307
1940	707
1941	434
1942	236
1943	275
1944	457
1945	389
1946	458
1947	410
1948	342
1949	419
1950	618
1951	234
1952	418
1953	355
1954	393
1955	551
1956	353
1957	343
1958	311
1959	379
1960	391
1961	456
1962	947
1963	517
1964	344
1965	384
1966	418
1967	292
1968	340
1969	509
1970	385
1971	932
1972	679
1973	797
1974	465
1975	570
1976	801
1977	958
1978	505
1979	1,061
1980	591
1981	1,109
1982	558
1983	1,320
1984	1,001
1985	898
1986	813
1987	1,260
1988	932
1989	1,053
1990	936
1991	816
1992	648
1993	1,403
1994	1,252
1995	1,167
1996	1,104
1997	964
1998	1,312
1999	1,007
2000	1,287
2001	1,278
2002	773
2003	1,179
2004	1,534
2005	1,461
2006	1,454
2007	951
2008	809
2009	720
2010	1,465
2011	919
2012	885
2013	640
2014	726
2015	589
2016	666
2017	642
2018	921
2019	939
2020	653
2021	912
2022	894
2023	789
2024	758
2025	1,119
2026	1,272

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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 5	38
5 to 10	4
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	2