Weather Records on 20 July 1926

411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 1926. Highest significance: Altentreptow, DE.

Key Facts for 20 July 1926

On 20 July 1926, 411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 391 daily.
Altentreptow set a daily record precipitation of 39.2 mm (1.5 in) on 20 July 1926.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

411 stations

411 station records on 20 July 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

411 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 90.

Records on 20 July 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 1926 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 10, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 1926

Top 20 records on 20 July 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 1926	Altentreptow, DE	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1926	Albert Lea 3SE, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 1926	Lucknow, CA	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Angaston, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Marion, US	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Worcester, ZA	all-time rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Nuriootpa, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Stratford, CA	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Windsor Riverside, CA	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Lyndoch, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Ueckermunde, DE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1926	Kamiesberg, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	25 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

1809 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1926. 1926 had 411 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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	279
5 to 10	23
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1