Weather Records on 26 June 1940

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 June 1940. Highest significance: Dhamtari, IN.

Key Facts for 26 June 1940

On 26 June 1940, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 283 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 558 daily.
Dhamtari set a daily record precipitation of 199.6 mm (7.9 in) on 26 June 1940.
Across 162 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 26 June 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 June 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bhawanipatna	India	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warora	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jhabua	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jeypore	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walgormouring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cowalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Badnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bolangir	India	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bhogpur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Ninan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooeearup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walgo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saoner	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Three Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koraput	India	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 26 June 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 185, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 26 June 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	185
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 June 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 June 1940

Top 20 records on 26 June 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1940	Dhamtari, IN	daily rain	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Phulbani, IN	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Bhawanipatna, IN	daily rain	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Nangetty, AU	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Mingenew, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Warora, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Jhabua, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Hindol, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Kholapur, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Jeypore, IN	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Ranpur, IN	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Nayagarh, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Carnamah, AU	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Strawberry North, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Banki Bankigarh, IN	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Barguzin, RU	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1940	Geraldton Town, AU	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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

1799 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1940. 1940 had 574 records.

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

Records on 06-26 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	3
1814	1
1816	1
1824	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1838	1
1840	2
1843	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	3
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1869	1
1871	4
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	1
1900	3
1901	15
1902	19
1903	11
1904	22
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	10
1909	30
1910	27
1911	37
1912	27
1913	70
1914	55
1915	29
1916	124
1917	25
1918	68
1919	57
1920	24
1921	132
1922	84
1923	294
1924	45
1925	181
1926	273
1927	145
1928	449
1929	173
1930	220
1931	579
1932	198
1933	387
1934	635
1935	313
1936	562
1937	288
1938	395
1939	262
1940	574
1941	388
1942	500
1943	473
1944	502
1945	269
1946	376
1947	273
1948	343
1949	581
1950	524
1951	433
1952	1,274
1953	340
1954	539
1955	362
1956	406
1957	709
1958	989
1959	454
1960	410
1961	622
1962	352
1963	379
1964	323
1965	1,063
1966	380
1967	683
1968	1,268
1969	1,188
1970	916
1971	635
1972	581
1973	583
1974	1,535
1975	797
1976	726
1977	395
1978	860
1979	1,091
1980	1,285
1981	793
1982	792
1983	838
1984	572
1985	897
1986	933
1987	751
1988	1,267
1989	504
1990	818
1991	1,047
1992	958
1993	640
1994	1,177
1995	732
1996	922
1997	737
1998	1,205
1999	853
2000	725
2001	738
2002	760
2003	1,107
2004	1,040
2005	592
2006	1,104
2007	1,547
2008	541
2009	1,062
2010	1,041
2011	840
2012	1,076
2013	800
2014	584
2015	603
2016	546
2017	624
2018	432
2019	970
2020	459
2021	878
2022	825
2023	578
2024	765
2025	730
2026	935

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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	407
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2