Weather Records on 18 July 1926

191 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 July 1926. Highest significance: Dublin Phoenix Park, IE.

Key Facts for 18 July 1926

On 18 July 1926, 191 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 185 daily.
Dublin Phoenix Park set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 18 July 1926.
Across 156 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

191 stations

191 station records on 18 July 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 July 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	48.0 C (118.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

191 records

Records set or tied on 18 July 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 16, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 18 July 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	16
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 18 July 1926 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 185.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

142 broken records

Margins by which the 142 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 July 1926

Top 20 records on 18 July 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 July 1926	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 July 1926	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1926	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	all-time high max	48.0 C (118.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 1926	Armagh, GB	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	83 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Hartington, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Robeline, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Le Mars, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Leominster, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Worthington, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Santee, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Santuck, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Newberry, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Howard, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Reading Wb City, US	monthly snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Howard, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Hartington, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 1926	Eufaula, US	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	21 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

1793 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 191 records.

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

Records on 07-18 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1801	1
1845	1
1847	1
1851	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	2
1865	1
1866	2
1871	2
1872	1
1874	1
1877	1
1878	4
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1890	4
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	2
1897	6
1898	2
1899	3
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	14
1904	7
1905	22
1906	13
1907	12
1908	39
1909	11
1910	33
1911	42
1912	28
1913	21
1914	47
1915	95
1916	235
1917	265
1918	58
1919	38
1920	59
1921	67
1922	138
1923	126
1924	306
1925	217
1926	191
1927	85
1928	108
1929	123
1930	462
1931	382
1932	343
1933	228
1934	502
1935	212
1936	665
1937	334
1938	306
1939	424
1940	352
1941	349
1942	661
1943	277
1944	333
1945	350
1946	334
1947	385
1948	289
1949	521
1950	632
1951	307
1952	597
1953	493
1954	501
1955	423
1956	466
1957	325
1958	475
1959	548
1960	669
1961	280
1962	516
1963	269
1964	523
1965	707
1966	545
1967	735
1968	998
1969	590
1970	530
1971	625
1972	701
1973	976
1974	729
1975	643
1976	1,047
1977	839
1978	881
1979	821
1980	747
1981	624
1982	749
1983	1,071
1984	1,000
1985	582
1986	908
1987	1,845
1988	1,001
1989	1,233
1990	1,053
1991	589
1992	1,135
1993	1,013
1994	720
1995	904
1996	1,157
1997	785
1998	1,169
1999	900
2000	1,214
2001	909
2002	840
2003	1,159
2004	985
2005	1,210
2006	1,285
2007	1,267
2008	593
2009	1,757
2010	878
2011	1,148
2012	1,070
2013	921
2014	1,348
2015	745
2016	609
2017	426
2018	699
2019	548
2020	361
2021	676
2022	1,071
2023	867
2024	581
2025	779
2026	806

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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	139
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1