Weather Records on 27 July 1926

131 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 July 1926. Highest significance: Waynesville, US.

Key Facts for 27 July 1926

On 27 July 1926, 131 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 128 daily.
Waynesville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 27 July 1926.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

131 stations

131 station records on 27 July 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 July 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waynesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

131 records

Records set or tied on 27 July 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 46.

Records on 27 July 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 July 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 128.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

105 broken records

Margins by which the 105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 July 1926

Top 20 records on 27 July 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 July 1926	Waynesville, US	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1926	El Paso, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1926	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1926	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1926	Covington, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1926	Conway, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 1926	Buckeye, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1926	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1926	Earlington, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1926	Newport, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1926	Rugby, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1926	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1926	Mexico, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1926	Lenoir, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	52 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1926	Swift Current, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1926	Holdrege, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1926	Lexington, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1926	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1926	Asheville, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1926	Saentis, CH	monthly low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	23 years	20 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

1805 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1926. 1926 had 131 records.

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

Records on 07-27 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	2
1820	1
1832	2
1847	1
1852	1
1856	2
1857	2
1862	1
1863	1
1867	2
1868	4
1870	1
1871	1
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	5
1884	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	3
1889	4
1890	5
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	2
1899	4
1900	5
1901	11
1902	4
1903	13
1904	13
1905	7
1906	16
1907	14
1908	17
1909	18
1910	7
1911	51
1912	89
1913	43
1914	44
1915	31
1916	143
1917	46
1918	103
1919	86
1920	67
1921	123
1922	95
1923	142
1924	71
1925	234
1926	131
1927	69
1928	222
1929	177
1930	786
1931	429
1932	172
1933	414
1934	471
1935	289
1936	971
1937	407
1938	287
1939	284
1940	632
1941	457
1942	258
1943	326
1944	398
1945	337
1946	680
1947	389
1948	485
1949	418
1950	797
1951	207
1952	476
1953	248
1954	294
1955	521
1956	325
1957	372
1958	491
1959	395
1960	385
1961	277
1962	1,009
1963	584
1964	335
1965	434
1966	594
1967	559
1968	391
1969	588
1970	379
1971	1,083
1972	790
1973	751
1974	403
1975	588
1976	426
1977	878
1978	583
1979	749
1980	760
1981	1,233
1982	584
1983	1,455
1984	1,613
1985	571
1986	836
1987	1,108
1988	936
1989	1,103
1990	846
1991	763
1992	791
1993	1,317
1994	1,851
1995	1,192
1996	950
1997	1,173
1998	1,363
1999	820
2000	1,019
2001	1,265
2002	816
2003	1,064
2004	1,552
2005	1,743
2006	1,321
2007	904
2008	784
2009	829
2010	1,330
2011	1,007
2012	823
2013	1,110
2014	591
2015	744
2016	564
2017	460
2018	737
2019	597
2020	842
2021	1,131
2022	855
2023	826
2024	646
2025	853
2026	1,170

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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	84
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1