Weather Records on 26 July 1926

119 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1926. Highest significance: Chattanooga Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 1926

On 26 July 1926, 119 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 117 daily.
Chattanooga Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 72.4 mm (2.9 in) on 26 July 1926.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

119 stations

119 station records on 26 July 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

119 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 26.

Records on 26 July 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

92 broken records

Margins by which the 92 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1926

Top 20 records on 26 July 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1926	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1926	Arcadia, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1926	Rome, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Ozark, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Battleford, CA	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Chatham, CA	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Orebro, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Austin #2, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Arthur City, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Prince Albert, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Haskell, US	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Battleford, CA	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1926	Malung, SE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	46 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

1795 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 119 records.

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

Records on 07-26 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1820	1
1832	3
1834	1
1838	2
1843	4
1846	2
1856	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	3
1864	1
1865	2
1867	1
1868	4
1870	1
1872	4
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	3
1890	5
1892	1
1895	4
1897	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	8
1902	2
1903	2
1904	20
1905	5
1906	9
1907	16
1908	9
1909	21
1910	11
1911	63
1912	24
1913	15
1914	28
1915	24
1916	64
1917	64
1918	88
1919	73
1920	87
1921	73
1922	94
1923	74
1924	98
1925	194
1926	119
1927	46
1928	219
1929	227
1930	678
1931	492
1932	134
1933	513
1934	516
1935	258
1936	1,266
1937	424
1938	269
1939	307
1940	707
1941	434
1942	236
1943	275
1944	457
1945	389
1946	458
1947	410
1948	342
1949	419
1950	618
1951	234
1952	418
1953	355
1954	393
1955	551
1956	353
1957	343
1958	311
1959	379
1960	391
1961	456
1962	947
1963	517
1964	344
1965	384
1966	418
1967	292
1968	340
1969	509
1970	385
1971	932
1972	679
1973	797
1974	465
1975	570
1976	801
1977	958
1978	505
1979	1,061
1980	591
1981	1,109
1982	558
1983	1,320
1984	1,001
1985	898
1986	813
1987	1,260
1988	932
1989	1,053
1990	936
1991	816
1992	648
1993	1,403
1994	1,252
1995	1,167
1996	1,104
1997	964
1998	1,312
1999	1,007
2000	1,287
2001	1,278
2002	773
2003	1,179
2004	1,534
2005	1,461
2006	1,454
2007	951
2008	809
2009	720
2010	1,465
2011	919
2012	885
2013	640
2014	726
2015	589
2016	666
2017	642
2018	921
2019	939
2020	653
2021	912
2022	894
2023	789
2024	758
2025	1,119
2026	1,272

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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 26 July 1926
Margin	Records
0 to 10	84
10 to 20	2
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1