Weather Records on 26 June 1981

793 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 June 1981. Highest significance: Nashua 2 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 26 June 1981

On 26 June 1981, 793 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 752 daily.
Nashua 2 NNW set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 26 June 1981.
Across 162 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

793 stations

793 station records on 26 June 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 June 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wolseley Park (the Pastures)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Padun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Horeb (Marathorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Archerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pulosero	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uriarra Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vittangi	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schlusselfeld (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reus/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cadzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre_Svartla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moncegorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cekunda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ockelbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norrsundet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Skattungbyn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gastsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Volnovakha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tototlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Hairyuzovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hodges	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

793 records

Records set or tied on 26 June 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 321.

Records on 26 June 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 June 1981 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 37, daily 752.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

643 broken records

Margins by which the 643 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 June 1981

Top 20 records on 26 June 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 June 1981	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 June 1981	Roermond, NL	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Natashquan A, CA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Wolseley Park (the Pastures), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Padun, RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Nashua, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Wymah (Gwandallen), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Haparanda, SE	monthly rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Myponga, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Mount Horeb (Marathorn), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Archerton, AU	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Pulosero, RU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Uriarra Forest, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Biskra, DZ	daily low max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Vittangi, SE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	monthly high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 June 1981	Aralskoe More, KZ	monthly rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	19 years	38 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

1799 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1981. 1981 had 793 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 06-26 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1808	1
1811	3
1814	1
1816	1
1824	1
1829	1
1830	1
1833	1
1838	1
1840	2
1843	1
1849	1
1855	1
1858	3
1860	1
1862	1
1863	1
1869	1
1871	4
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1884	2
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	1
1900	3
1901	15
1902	19
1903	11
1904	22
1905	9
1906	16
1907	5
1908	10
1909	30
1910	27
1911	37
1912	27
1913	70
1914	55
1915	29
1916	124
1917	25
1918	68
1919	57
1920	24
1921	132
1922	84
1923	294
1924	45
1925	181
1926	273
1927	145
1928	449
1929	173
1930	220
1931	579
1932	198
1933	387
1934	635
1935	313
1936	562
1937	288
1938	395
1939	262
1940	574
1941	388
1942	500
1943	473
1944	502
1945	269
1946	376
1947	273
1948	343
1949	581
1950	524
1951	433
1952	1,274
1953	340
1954	539
1955	362
1956	406
1957	709
1958	989
1959	454
1960	410
1961	622
1962	352
1963	379
1964	323
1965	1,063
1966	380
1967	683
1968	1,268
1969	1,188
1970	916
1971	635
1972	581
1973	583
1974	1,535
1975	797
1976	726
1977	395
1978	860
1979	1,091
1980	1,285
1981	793
1982	792
1983	838
1984	572
1985	897
1986	933
1987	751
1988	1,267
1989	504
1990	818
1991	1,047
1992	958
1993	640
1994	1,177
1995	732
1996	922
1997	737
1998	1,205
1999	853
2000	725
2001	738
2002	760
2003	1,107
2004	1,040
2005	592
2006	1,104
2007	1,547
2008	541
2009	1,062
2010	1,041
2011	840
2012	1,076
2013	800
2014	584
2015	603
2016	546
2017	624
2018	432
2019	970
2020	459
2021	878
2022	825
2023	578
2024	765
2025	730
2026	935

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 June 1981
Margin	Records
0 to 10	551
10 to 20	72
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	3