Weather Records on 6 July 1926

133 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 July 1926. Highest significance: Hillgrove (Hillview), AU.

Key Facts for 6 July 1926

On 6 July 1926, 133 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 128 daily.
Hillgrove (Hillview) set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 6 July 1926.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

133 stations

133 station records on 6 July 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 July 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

133 records

Records set or tied on 6 July 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 56.

Records on 6 July 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 July 1926 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 128.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

100 broken records

Margins by which the 100 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 July 1926

Top 20 records on 6 July 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 1926	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1926	Laramie, US	all-time rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1926	Dobikin, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1926	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 1926	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	Fayette, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	Cornwall, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	Lakeside, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	Conway, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	Durango, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	Jim Thorpe, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	Williamsport, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	Glenville, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1926	Santuck, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	19 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

1793 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 133 records.

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

Records on 07-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1812	1
1813	1
1819	1
1821	1
1828	3
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	2
1865	1
1868	2
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	4
1883	1
1885	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	7
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	3
1896	3
1897	1
1898	5
1899	5
1900	12
1901	7
1902	6
1903	2
1904	4
1905	8
1906	16
1907	9
1908	22
1909	22
1910	31
1911	45
1912	32
1913	18
1914	50
1915	83
1916	38
1917	26
1918	28
1919	36
1920	36
1921	80
1922	159
1923	177
1924	163
1925	160
1926	133
1927	255
1928	231
1929	106
1930	285
1931	489
1932	470
1933	310
1934	400
1935	222
1936	683
1937	385
1938	269
1939	425
1940	437
1941	337
1942	543
1943	349
1944	320
1945	337
1946	172
1947	506
1948	698
1949	405
1950	541
1951	623
1952	456
1953	656
1954	494
1955	388
1956	722
1957	359
1958	717
1959	285
1960	687
1961	501
1962	434
1963	350
1964	579
1965	442
1966	319
1967	684
1968	739
1969	786
1970	497
1971	412
1972	1,368
1973	1,196
1974	456
1975	743
1976	595
1977	848
1978	1,072
1979	1,092
1980	587
1981	1,016
1982	803
1983	1,002
1984	782
1985	874
1986	870
1987	636
1988	2,036
1989	838
1990	854
1991	888
1992	936
1993	1,419
1994	1,345
1995	779
1996	1,034
1997	792
1998	1,238
1999	1,603
2000	753
2001	1,020
2002	650
2003	723
2004	903
2005	927
2006	1,122
2007	1,303
2008	937
2009	935
2010	1,199
2011	617
2012	1,398
2013	607
2014	494
2015	1,160
2016	778
2017	808
2018	714
2019	523
2020	380
2021	746
2022	890
2023	548
2024	1,185
2025	619
2026	517

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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	74
5 to 10	12
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1