Weather Records on 26 July 1940

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1940. Highest significance: Lancaster 4 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 1940

On 26 July 1940, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
458 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 685 daily.
Lancaster 4 WSW set an all-time record daily precipitation of 156.7 mm (6.2 in) on 26 July 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

707 stations

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

Weather records on 26 July 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rambha	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chanchal	India	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 279, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 168.

Records on 26 July 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	279
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1940 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 11, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

521 broken records

Margins by which the 521 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1940

Top 20 records on 26 July 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1940	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	all-time rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1940	Elkader 6 SSW, US	all-time rain	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1940	New Hampton, US	all-time rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1940	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1940	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1940	Grundy Ctr, US	monthly rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1940	Rambha, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1940	Gabriels, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1940	Maquoketa, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1940	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1940	Fayette, US	monthly rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1940	Rushville, US	all-time high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1940	Postville, US	all-time rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1940	Huntington, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1940	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1940	Sairang, IN	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1940	Adoni, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1940	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1940	Chanchal, IN	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1940	Osage, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 707 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 10	473
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1