Weather Records on 26 July 1977

958 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1977. Highest significance: Poowong (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 26 July 1977

On 26 July 1977, 958 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 344 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 944 daily.
Poowong (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 43.0 mm (1.7 in) on 26 July 1977.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

958 stations

958 station records on 26 July 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murrindindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ekefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Creek (Hoddle Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portsea Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Burnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pacoti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

958 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 209, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 457.

Records on 26 July 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	209
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	457
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 944.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1977

Top 20 records on 26 July 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1977	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1977	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1977	Camden on Gauley 2 SW, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1977	Loch, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Fish Creek, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Bass, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Budgeree East (Claremont), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Murrindindi, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Milford, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Ekefors, SE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Los Gatos, US	monthly low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Lyons 2 N, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Mardan South, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	monthly rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	Forrest City, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1977	New Castle 1 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	47 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1977. 1977 had 958 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1977-07-26: 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	730
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1