Weather Records on 31 July 1926

226 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 July 1926. Highest significance: Leakesville 6 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 31 July 1926

On 31 July 1926, 226 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 218 daily.
Leakesville 6 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 31 July 1926.
Across 155 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

226 stations

226 station records on 31 July 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 July 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yandoit (Spring Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallan (Walnarring)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

226 records

Records set or tied on 31 July 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 114.

Records on 31 July 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 July 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 218.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

185 broken records

Margins by which the 185 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 July 1926

Top 20 records on 31 July 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 July 1926	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1926	Ottawa 4SW, US	monthly rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1926	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1926	Havana, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1926	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1926	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1926	Pomonal Windy Ridge, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1926	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1926	Wartook Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1926	Wilsons Reservoir, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 1926	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1926	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1926	Stawell, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1926	Iowa City, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1926	Great Western (Seppelt), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1926	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1926	Sparta 1 W, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1926	Lancefield, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1926	Lyonville, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1926	Uniontown, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	26 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

1804 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1926. 1926 had 226 records.

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

Records on 07-31 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1815	1
1816	1
1828	1
1834	1
1839	1
1840	1
1841	2
1851	1
1858	2
1860	4
1863	1
1866	1
1873	2
1876	1
1879	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	5
1889	2
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1900	1
1901	3
1902	4
1903	16
1904	12
1905	10
1906	14
1907	17
1908	22
1909	15
1910	21
1911	29
1912	14
1913	31
1914	28
1915	71
1916	63
1917	126
1918	39
1919	27
1920	168
1921	112
1922	24
1923	236
1924	97
1925	349
1926	226
1927	161
1928	145
1929	134
1930	143
1931	441
1932	314
1933	504
1934	449
1935	418
1936	548
1937	297
1938	417
1939	357
1940	415
1941	323
1942	342
1943	342
1944	312
1945	499
1946	426
1947	341
1948	341
1949	406
1950	511
1951	364
1952	472
1953	414
1954	459
1955	813
1956	574
1957	268
1958	374
1959	424
1960	622
1961	504
1962	348
1963	294
1964	637
1965	858
1966	606
1967	326
1968	637
1969	440
1970	576
1971	1,850
1972	667
1973	583
1974	363
1975	1,386
1976	530
1977	543
1978	754
1979	501
1980	1,047
1981	672
1982	767
1983	901
1984	777
1985	1,065
1986	1,021
1987	934
1988	940
1989	1,753
1990	911
1991	647
1992	1,169
1993	1,031
1994	1,207
1995	1,223
1996	1,084
1997	984
1998	1,195
1999	1,643
2000	1,001
2001	1,414
2002	1,080
2003	1,157
2004	779
2005	742
2006	1,405
2007	1,023
2008	911
2009	1,156
2010	1,485
2011	1,040
2012	712
2013	469
2014	1,000
2015	948
2016	501
2017	485
2018	1,135
2019	551
2020	1,034
2021	1,020
2022	861
2023	671
2024	748
2025	836
2026	754

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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 20	171
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1