Weather Records on 26 July 1956

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1956. Highest significance: Etawah, IN.

Key Facts for 26 July 1956

On 26 July 1956, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 345 daily.
Etawah set a monthly record daily precipitation of 212.6 mm (8.4 in) on 26 July 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 26 July 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Etawah	India	Record daily precipitation	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekangersarai	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thetford Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatna	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tauru(Uaoru)	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naya Shahr	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nueva Rosita	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Akalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Itawah	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalsia	India	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 26 July 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

296 broken records

Margins by which the 296 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1956

Top 20 records on 26 July 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1956	Etawah, IN	monthly rain	212.6 mm (8.4 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Kirov, RU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Ozuluama, MX	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Akluj, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Turi, EE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Indi, IN	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Ekangersarai, IN	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Nargund, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Myponga, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Rewari, IN	all-time rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Ashland, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Serviceton, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Polavaram, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Thetford Mines, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1956	Khurja, IN	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	35 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 353 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	268
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1