Weather Records on 26 July 1938

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1938. Highest significance: Enosburg Falls, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 1938

On 26 July 1938, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 260 daily.
Enosburg Falls set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 26 July 1938.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

269 stations

269 station records on 26 July 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamukhi	India	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhim (Dawer)	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gangajalghati	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Khetri	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 138.

Records on 26 July 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1938

Top 20 records on 26 July 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1938	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Williamsburg 2 NW, US	monthly rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Bratsk, RU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Richmond City Locks, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Carroll, US	monthly rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Udayalipatti, IN	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Bruning, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Americus, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Jefferson, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	W Pt, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Sonamukhi, IN	daily rain	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Storm Lake, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Eutawville, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1938	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1938	Little Sioux, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1938	Boone, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	31 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1938. 1938 had 269 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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Data for records on 1938-07-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 1938
Margin	Records
0 to 20	181
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1