Weather Records on 26 July 1983

1,320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1983. Highest significance: Somerset East, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 July 1983

On 26 July 1983, 1,320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
777 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 33 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,257 daily.
Somerset East set a daily record precipitation of 51.0 mm (2.0 in) on 26 July 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,320 stations

1,320 station records on 26 July 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	169.8 mm (6.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Roy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Struishoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kinuso Rs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springvalley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Celestun (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Doorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Encarnacion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melitopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Nelson A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,320 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 462, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 315, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 341.

Records on 26 July 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	462
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	315
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1983 by timescale: all-time 33, monthly 30, daily 1,257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,116 broken records

Margins by which the 1,116 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 154.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1983

Top 20 records on 26 July 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1983	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1983	Laborare, ZA	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1983	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1983	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1983	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1983	Herold (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1983	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1983	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1983	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1983	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	monthly rain	169.8 mm (6.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1983	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1983	Bergplaats (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1983	Glen Roy, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1983	Gordonville, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1983	Uitenhage, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1983	Struishoek, ZA	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1983	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1983	Winter Park, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1983	Prospect, ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1983	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	53 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1983. 1983 had 1,320 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	1,055
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1