Weather Records on 26 July 1947

410 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1947. Highest significance: Stockport, AU.

Key Facts for 26 July 1947

On 26 July 1947, 410 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 391 daily.
Stockport set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 26 July 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

410 stations

410 station records on 26 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Khaga	India	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kurud	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Netarhat	India	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khapari	India	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
China Flat	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kusrangi	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

410 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 189.

Records on 26 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1947

Top 20 records on 26 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1947	Stockport, AU	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1947	Upper Mattole, US	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1947	Grants Pass, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1947	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1947	Hamley Bridge, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1947	Drain, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1947	Cottage Grove 2E, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1947	Raipur, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1947	Riddle, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1947	Eau Claire, US	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1947	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1947	Khaga, IN	daily rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1947	Brookings, US	monthly rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1947	Kurud, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1947	Syktyvkar, RU	daily low min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1947	Vernon, CA	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1947	Khairagarh, IN	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1947	Orovada 3 W, US	all-time high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1947	Netarhat, IN	daily rain	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1947	Sheffield, GB	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	61 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1947. 1947 had 410 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	322
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1