Weather Records on 16 July 1926

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 1926. Highest significance: World Trade Ctr, US.

Key Facts for 16 July 1926

On 16 July 1926, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 279 daily.
World Trade Ctr set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 16 July 1926.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

295 stations

295 station records on 16 July 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 190, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.

Records on 16 July 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	190
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 1926 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 12, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 1926

Top 20 records on 16 July 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 1926	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1926	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1926	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1926	Tullahoma, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1926	Batesville, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1926	Yazoo City, US	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1926	Florence, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1926	Canton 4N, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1926	Mena, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1926	New Ulm 2 SE, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1926	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1926	Palmetto, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1926	Scottsboro, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1926	Malvern, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1926	Wilmington City Hall, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1926	Johnsonville, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1926	Decatur, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1926	Uniontown, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1926	Mc Minnville, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 1926	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	20 years	30 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

1798 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1926. 1926 had 295 records.

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

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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	238
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1