Weather Records on 26 July 1918

88 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1918. Highest significance: Gysinge, SE.

Key Facts for 26 July 1918

On 26 July 1918, 88 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 87 daily.
Gysinge set a daily record precipitation of 37.5 mm (1.5 in) on 26 July 1918.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

88 stations

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

Weather records on 26 July 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bedooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Currandooley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

88 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 43.

Records on 26 July 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 87.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

68 broken records

Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1918

Top 20 records on 26 July 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1918	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1918	Orillia, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1918	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1918	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Stony Mountain, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Pooncarie Mail Agency, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Arumpo, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Tareena, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Ottawa, CA	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Bedooba, AU	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Ballan, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	10.7 C (51.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1918	Cobar (Meryula), AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 88 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	50
5 to 10	13
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	2