Weather Records on 26 July 1944

457 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1944. Highest significance: Kaliakheri, IN.

Key Facts for 26 July 1944

On 26 July 1944, 457 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 448 daily.
Kaliakheri set a monthly record daily precipitation of 294.6 mm (11.6 in) on 26 July 1944.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

457 stations

457 station records on 26 July 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaliakheri	India	Record daily precipitation	294.6 mm (11.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucerne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berasia	India	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Radhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

457 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 254.

Records on 26 July 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1944 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

368 broken records

Margins by which the 368 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1944

Top 20 records on 26 July 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1944	Kaliakheri, IN	monthly rain	294.6 mm (11.6 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Jullundar, IN	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Kargopol, RU	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Kandalaksa, RU	all-time rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Ferozepur City, IN	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Buckeye, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Yathroo, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Hatfield, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Ferozepur Sadar, IN	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Boonville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1944	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1944	Harvey Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1944	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1944	Lucerne, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1944	Berasia, IN	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	32 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 457 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 1944-07-26: 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 20	334
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2