Weather Records on 5 July 1926

183 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 July 1926. Highest significance: Gresford Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 July 1926

On 5 July 1926, 183 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 175 daily.
Gresford Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 5 July 1926.
Across 170 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 422 records.

Record Map

183 stations

183 station records on 5 July 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 July 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

183 records

Records set or tied on 5 July 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 69.

Records on 5 July 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 July 1926 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 5, daily 175.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

156 broken records

Margins by which the 156 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 July 1926

Top 20 records on 5 July 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 July 1926	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1926	Hanover, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1926	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1926	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1926	Cumberland, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1926	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1926	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 1926	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1926	Worcester, US	monthly low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1926	Edenton, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1926	Great Falls, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1926	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1926	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1926	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1926	Ravenna, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1926	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1926	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1926	Millsboro, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1926	Durango, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1926	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	23 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

1796 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1926. 1926 had 183 records.

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

Records on 07-05 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1806	1
1816	1
1819	2
1822	1
1828	2
1835	1
1839	1
1841	1
1842	1
1844	1
1845	1
1852	1
1856	1
1858	1
1859	1
1860	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	6
1882	2
1883	1
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	6
1891	2
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	8
1901	8
1902	11
1903	6
1904	4
1905	9
1906	25
1907	12
1908	10
1909	22
1910	33
1911	46
1912	12
1913	23
1914	56
1915	75
1916	37
1917	32
1918	30
1919	40
1920	206
1921	75
1922	66
1923	67
1924	112
1925	108
1926	183
1927	206
1928	185
1929	224
1930	233
1931	395
1932	344
1933	335
1934	505
1935	242
1936	714
1937	340
1938	328
1939	398
1940	352
1941	309
1942	443
1943	418
1944	438
1945	244
1946	273
1947	815
1948	655
1949	444
1950	480
1951	635
1952	341
1953	532
1954	417
1955	437
1956	499
1957	491
1958	634
1959	318
1960	515
1961	604
1962	324
1963	642
1964	421
1965	298
1966	305
1967	923
1968	828
1969	822
1970	552
1971	431
1972	1,580
1973	766
1974	488
1975	806
1976	639
1977	740
1978	804
1979	919
1980	557
1981	914
1982	981
1983	841
1984	832
1985	695
1986	1,155
1987	665
1988	1,828
1989	930
1990	1,103
1991	936
1992	937
1993	1,383
1994	1,137
1995	1,243
1996	1,130
1997	962
1998	957
1999	1,838
2000	729
2001	1,153
2002	892
2003	646
2004	853
2005	797
2006	974
2007	1,206
2008	779
2009	946
2010	1,085
2011	696
2012	1,356
2013	768
2014	420
2015	1,303
2016	932
2017	619
2018	754
2019	742
2020	416
2021	639
2022	855
2023	688
2024	1,030
2025	632
2026	505

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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	132
10 to 20	8
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1