Weather Records on 26 July 1946

458 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1946. Highest significance: Buxton, GB.

Key Facts for 26 July 1946

On 26 July 1946, 458 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 443 daily.
Buxton set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 26 July 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

458 stations

458 station records on 26 July 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen Kaman	India	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lehal	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waramain	India	Record daily precipitation	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pondilafa	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nandurbar	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mandhata	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Brow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nandigama	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waraseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moth	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trimbak	India	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baihar	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

458 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 260.

Records on 26 July 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1946

Top 20 records on 26 July 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1946	Buxton, GB	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1946	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1946	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1946	Verhneimbatsk, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1946	Chikhalda Sr, IN	daily rain	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1946	Kamen Kaman, IN	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1946	Lehal, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1946	Bradford, GB	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1946	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1946	Mount Buffalo Chalet, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1946	Waramain, IN	daily rain	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1946	Banda, IN	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1946	Debiabhoj Diyabh, IN	monthly rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1946	Oroville 1 N, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1946	Pondilafa, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1946	Nandurbar, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1946	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1946	Mandhata, IN	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1946	Berkeley, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1946	Willows 6 W, US	monthly low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	36 years	28 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 458 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 20	353
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2