Weather Records on 26 July 1949

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1949. Highest significance: Clarence Town (Grey St), AU.

Key Facts for 26 July 1949

On 26 July 1949, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 405 daily.
Clarence Town (Grey St) set a daily record precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 26 July 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 26 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Georges Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karauli	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rouchel Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anjar	India	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millers Forest School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Brush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 187.

Records on 26 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1949

Top 20 records on 26 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1949	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1949	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1949	Rochester Intl AP, US	all-time rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Fremont, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Georges Creek, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Paterson Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Greenville, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Karauli, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Kunderang East (Kenebree), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Rouchel Brook, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Darsi, IN	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Cundletown Post Office, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Krambach Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Jalna, IN	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1949	Sibley, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	11 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

1795 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 419 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	283
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1