Weather Records on 26 July 1968

340 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1968. Highest significance: Santa Fe, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 1968

On 26 July 1968, 340 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 327 daily.
Santa Fe set an all-time record daily precipitation of 91.7 mm (3.6 in) on 26 July 1968.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

340 stations

340 station records on 26 July 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katiya	India	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ortonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kermit	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ballantine	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tasgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reno Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Outlook	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

340 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 167.

Records on 26 July 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1968

Top 20 records on 26 July 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1968	Santa Fe, US	all-time rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	112 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1968	Arrah Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	238.0 mm (9.4 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	66 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Emmett, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Spencer 1 N, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Wessington Springs, US	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Ocosingo, MX	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Potter, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Northdale, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Madison, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Paris 5 S, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Katiya, IN	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Dalton, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Uman, UA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Salem, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Ortonville, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Gann Valley 4NW, US	all-time rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Kermit, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1968	Bishnupur, IN	monthly rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	37 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 340 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	246
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3