Weather Records on 26 July 1970

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1970. Highest significance: Koolau Dam 833, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 1970

On 26 July 1970, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 377 daily.
Koolau Dam 833 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 198.1 mm (7.8 in) on 26 July 1970.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 26 July 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kozevnikovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kemchug	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rahuri	India	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Njaksimvol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iramuco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsburgh WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newbern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nagornyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 174.

Records on 26 July 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1970 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 377.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1970

Top 20 records on 26 July 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1970	Koolau Dam 833, US	monthly rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1970	Moanalua 770, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Kozevnikovo, RU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Balahta, RU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Buckingham, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Fremantle, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Spier Falls, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Kemchug, RU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Virginia City, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Rahuri, IN	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Namiquipa, MX	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Bezenchuk, RU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	St Andrews, CA	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Presidio, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Liepaja, LV	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Njaksimvol, RU	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Bastanka, UA	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Yakutat AP, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1970	Iramuco, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 385 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 1970-07-26: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	280
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1