Weather Records on 26 June 1942

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 June 1942. Highest significance: Clifton Hill, US.

Key Facts for 26 June 1942

On 26 June 1942, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 487 daily.
Clifton Hill set an all-time record daily precipitation of 185.4 mm (7.3 in) on 26 June 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 436 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 26 June 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 June 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clifton Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Strathmore	Canada	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grover 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manjhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zira	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sursand	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jagadhari	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 26 June 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 216.

Records on 26 June 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 June 1942 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 487.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

405 broken records

Margins by which the 405 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 June 1942

Top 20 records on 26 June 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1942	Clifton Hill, US	all-time rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1942	Strathmore, CA	all-time rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1942	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Odessa, US	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Washington, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Jhansi, IN	monthly rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Kennewick, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Grover 2 S, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Chinook, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Palmyra, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Lamoni, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Wilbur, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Grafton, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Charleston, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Palestine, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Manjhanpur, IN	monthly rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1942	Kalsia, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	8 years	41 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1942. 1942 had 500 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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Data for records on 1942-06-26: 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 20	344
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2