Weather Records on 26 July 1927

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1927. Highest significance: Shelford, AU.

Key Facts for 26 July 1927

On 26 July 1927, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 46 daily.
Shelford set a daily record precipitation of 23.1 mm (0.9 in) on 26 July 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

46 stations

46 station records on 26 July 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang (Goomgerah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.

Records on 26 July 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	14
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 46.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records

Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1927

Top 20 records on 26 July 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1927	Shelford, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Rosalia, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Bonang (Goomgerah), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Newry, AU	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Abitibi Post, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Grants Pass, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Hammond, US	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Blackville 3 W, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	10 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Treherne, CA	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	8 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Bottineau, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	18 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Los Lunas, US	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	2 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Macon, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	0 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Old Mission, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	17 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Flandreau, US	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1927	Broome Post Office, AU	daily low min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	16 years	8 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1927. 1927 had 46 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	25
3 to 5	4
5 to 8	1
8 to 10	1
10 to 13	0
13 to 15	0
15 to 18	1