Weather Records on 26 July 1930

678 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1930. Highest significance: Cobar (Double Gates), AU.

Key Facts for 26 July 1930

On 26 July 1930, 678 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
483 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 21 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 638 daily.
Cobar (Double Gates) set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 26 July 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

678 stations

678 station records on 26 July 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgunnia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nimagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Tract	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

678 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 318, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 174.

Records on 26 July 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	318
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1930 by timescale: all-time 21, monthly 19, daily 638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

555 broken records

Margins by which the 555 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1930

Top 20 records on 26 July 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1930	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1930	Cottbus, DE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1930	Gilgunnia, AU	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1930	Shelbyville 1 E, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Koshkonong, US	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Eremeran, AU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Washington, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Trenton, US	all-time high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Howard, US	all-time high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Grand River Lock, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Nimagee, AU	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Upper Tract, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Corning, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Clifton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Meadow Valley Rs, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Willcox, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1930	Tekamah, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	35 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

1795 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1930. 1930 had 678 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 5	458
5 to 10	55
10 to 15	28
15 to 20	8
20 to 25	5
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	1