Weather Records on 26 June 1918

68 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 June 1918. Highest significance: Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 26 June 1918

On 26 June 1918, 68 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 67 daily.
Matjiesfontein (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 26 June 1918.
Across 162 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

68 stations

68 station records on 26 June 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 June 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

68 records

Records set or tied on 26 June 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 23.

Records on 26 June 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 June 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 67.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

62 broken records

Margins by which the 62 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 June 1918

Top 20 records on 26 June 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1918	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Arhangelsk, RU	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Cowes, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Washington, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Wien, AT	daily low min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Pella, ZA	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Morgantown 1, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	15 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Magdeburg, DE	daily low max	13.8 C (56.8 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Magdeburg, DE	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 June 1918	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	24 years	15 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1918. 1918 had 68 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 3	41
3 to 5	10
5 to 8	4
8 to 10	2
10 to 13	1
13 to 15	2
15 to 18	1
18 to 20	1