Weather Records on 26 July 1953

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1953. Highest significance: Fernandina Beach, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 1953

On 26 July 1953, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 348 daily.
Fernandina Beach set a daily record precipitation of 141.5 mm (5.6 in) on 26 July 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 26 July 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hilliard	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sasvad	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lupton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 151.

Records on 26 July 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

288 broken records

Margins by which the 288 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1953

Top 20 records on 26 July 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1953	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1953	Bagalkot, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Phaltan, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Hillsdown, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Karmala, IN	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Wausau Record Herald, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Faribault, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Mellette 4 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Parsa, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Milaca, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Harihar, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	St Augustine, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Hopewell 1 SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Redig 11 NE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Pupri, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Medford, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1953	Manassa, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	58 years	33 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1953. 1953 had 355 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 1953-07-26: 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 20	243
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2