Weather Records on 26 July 1982

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1982. Highest significance: Grenfell, CA.

Key Facts for 26 July 1982

On 26 July 1982, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 538 daily.
Grenfell set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 26 July 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 26 July 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lame Deer	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kargasok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riddarhyttan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kapan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Skramforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Satrovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Horda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jumatan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nigniy_Studeniy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nercinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beregovo	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schwangau-Horn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parabel'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Safford Ag Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cureton Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Palmito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zirahuen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shilka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 July 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 538.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

448 broken records

Margins by which the 448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1982

Top 20 records on 26 July 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1982	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1982	Lame Deer, US	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Los Reyes, MX	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Kargasok, RU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Elberta, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	De Kroon (Irr), ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Dunedin, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Sandfontein (Irr), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Riddarhyttan, SE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Irene, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Kapan, AM	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Skramforsen, SE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Satrovo, RU	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Horda, SE	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Tg Jiu, RO	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1982	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	43 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 558 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 1982-07-26: 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 2026-10-15 (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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	352
10 to 20	54
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1