Weather Records on 23 July 1926

266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1926. Highest significance: Dale Enterprise, US.

Key Facts for 23 July 1926

On 23 July 1926, 266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 261 daily.
Dale Enterprise set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 23 July 1926.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

266 stations

266 station records on 23 July 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Torrens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lambrigg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uriarra (Woodside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bullawin Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Neuarpur Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

266 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 167.

Records on 23 July 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 July 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

226 broken records

Margins by which the 226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 48.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1926

Top 20 records on 23 July 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1926	Dale Enterprise, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1926	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1926	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1926	Bigga (Woolbrook), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1926	Goose Island, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1926	Frances, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1926	Blayney Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1926	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1926	Howard, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1926	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1926	Mount Torrens, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1926	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1926	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1926	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1926	Gundagai, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1926	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1926	Heywood Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1926	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily high max	26.8 C (80.2 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1926	Mena, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1926	Lambrigg, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	28 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 266 records.

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

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 July 1926
Margin	Records
0 to 10	180
10 to 20	32
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	2