Weather Records on 26 July 1920

87 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1920. Highest significance: Bredasdorp, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 July 1920

On 26 July 1920, 87 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 87 daily.
Bredasdorp set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 26 July 1920.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

87 stations

87 station records on 26 July 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

87 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 25.

Records on 26 July 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 87.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

70 broken records

Margins by which the 70 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1920

Top 20 records on 26 July 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1920	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1920	Philadelphia City, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Haparanda, SE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	World Trade Ctr, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Owen Sound, CA	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	State College, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1920	Port Dover, CA	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 87 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	54
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	3
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1