Weather Records on 21 July 1926

401 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 1926. Highest significance: Steinkopf (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 21 July 1926

On 21 July 1926, 401 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
327 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 360 daily.
Steinkopf (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 21 July 1926.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

401 stations

401 station records on 21 July 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

401 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 55.

Records on 21 July 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	55
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 1926 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 19, daily 360.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

316 broken records

Margins by which the 316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 1926

Top 20 records on 21 July 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 1926	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1926	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1926	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1926	Frederick Police Brks, US	all-time high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1926	Staunton Wtp, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1926	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily high max	22.6 C (72.7 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1926	Henderson 2 NNW, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1926	Raleigh State UNIV, US	all-time high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1926	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1926	Lucknow, CA	all-time high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1926	Mt Airy 2 W, US	all-time high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1926	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1926	Washington, US	monthly high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1926	Salisbury, US	all-time high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1926	Weldon, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1926	Atlantic City Marina, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1926	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1926	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1926	Little Mtn, US	all-time high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 July 1926	Lynchburg - Coop, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	27 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

1794 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 401 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	293
5 to 10	13
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1