Weather Records on 26 July 1939

307 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1939. Highest significance: Powell Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 26 July 1939

On 26 July 1939, 307 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 300 daily.
Powell Creek set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 26 July 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

307 stations

307 station records on 26 July 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sagunbari	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New River	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

307 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 105.

Records on 26 July 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1939 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

234 broken records

Margins by which the 234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1939

Top 20 records on 26 July 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1939	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1939	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1939	Monkira, AU	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1939	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Mariyna Gorka, BY	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Glenorchy, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	New Westminster, CA	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Gillsville, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Columbus 4 ESE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Mayaguez City, PR	daily low max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Cheesman, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Sheohar, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1939	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	39 years	25 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 307 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 1939-07-26: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	175
5 to 10	17
10 to 15	17
15 to 20	9
20 to 25	6
25 to 30	5
30 to 35	5