Weather Records on 26 July 1952

418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1952. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 26 July 1952

On 26 July 1952, 418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 402 daily.
Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 127.3 mm (5.0 in) on 26 July 1952.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

418 stations

418 station records on 26 July 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sachor	India	Record daily precipitation	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sheoganj	India	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
D.Baria	India	Record daily precipitation	226.6 mm (8.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chuda	India	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tharad	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Abu	India	Record daily precipitation	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mandal	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hilsa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

418 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 133.

Records on 26 July 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1952 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 12, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

327 broken records

Margins by which the 327 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 168.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1952

Top 20 records on 26 July 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1952	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	90 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1952	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1952	Ryde Pumping Station, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Beecroft, AU	daily rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Sachor, IN	daily rain	262.9 mm (10.4 in)	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Riverview Observatory, AU	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Bhagwanpur, IN	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Sheoganj, IN	monthly rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Bankstown (Condell Park), AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Roseville Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Concord Walker Hospital, AU	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	all-time rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet), AU	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1952	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	51 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 418 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 1952-07-26: 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 25	285
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1