Weather Records on 26 July 1963

517 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1963. Highest significance: Butte, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 1963

On 26 July 1963, 517 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 503 daily.
Butte set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.8 mm (4.0 in) on 26 July 1963.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

517 stations

517 station records on 26 July 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gretna (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anekal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Proddatur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vitim	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salinas AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Najahan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

517 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 92.

Records on 26 July 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1963 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 11, daily 503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1963

Top 20 records on 26 July 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1963	Butte, US	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Hansboro 4 NNE, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Eastport, US	all-time high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Onaka, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Barh, IN	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Ramdurg, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Fessenden, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Gretna (Aut), CA	all-time rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Cavalier 7NW, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	New Hazelton, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Baunsi, IN	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Marquette, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Bathurst, CA	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Anekal, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Berkeley, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Pembina, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Manchester, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Roy, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1963	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1963. 1963 had 517 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	356
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1