Weather Records on 15 July 1926

487 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 1926. Highest significance: Praha-Klementinum, CZ.

Key Facts for 15 July 1926

On 15 July 1926, 487 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 388 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 453 daily.
Praha-Klementinum set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 15 July 1926.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

487 stations

487 station records on 15 July 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blandville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

487 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 265, Heaviest daily rainfall 59.

Records on 15 July 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	265
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

390 broken records

Margins by which the 390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 1926

Top 20 records on 15 July 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 1926	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	110 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 July 1926	Philadelphia City, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1926	Athens, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1926	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1926	State UNIV, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1926	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1926	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1926	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1926	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1926	Blandville, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1926	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1926	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1926	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1926	Mena, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1926	Hernando, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1926	Pontotoc, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1926	College Park, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1926	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1926	Greensburg, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1926	Annapolis US Naval Aca, US	monthly low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	17 years	26 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 487 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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	377
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1