Weather Records on 26 July 1948

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1948. Highest significance: Goderich, CA.

Key Facts for 26 July 1948

On 26 July 1948, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 330 daily.
Goderich set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 26 July 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 26 July 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goderich	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lunkaransar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruffy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nohar	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kairana	India	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Patti	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lanka	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bansi	India	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 July 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 July 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 330.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1948

Top 20 records on 26 July 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1948	Goderich, CA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1948	Kamloops, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Morrisonville 4 SE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Warrensburg 4NW, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	St Charles Elm Pt, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Oskaloosa, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Stave Falls, CA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Itabaianinha, BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Lawrence, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Callaghan Creek Station, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Sonepat, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Ottumwa, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Piripiri, BR	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Paulo Afonso, BR	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Lunkaransar, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Walnut 4S, US	monthly rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1948	Warrenton 1 N, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	52 years	36 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

1795 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 342 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 1948-07-26: 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 10	192
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	9
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1