Weather Records on 26 July 1984

1,001 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1984. Highest significance: Clutha Station, AU.

Key Facts for 26 July 1984

On 26 July 1984, 1,001 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 342 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 989 daily.
Clutha Station set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 26 July 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,001 stations

1,001 station records on 26 July 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clutha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eveleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Longton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Longford Ck Rail Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blenheim Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindeman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Odzun	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ayo El Chico	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Balcanoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Djavary	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abingdon Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,001 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 220, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 487.

Records on 26 July 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	220
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	487
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1984 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 8, daily 989.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

819 broken records

Margins by which the 819 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1984

Top 20 records on 26 July 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1984	Clutha Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1984	Saxby Downs Station, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1984	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1984	Glendower Station, AU	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1984	Bingara (Derra Derra), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1984	Gadag, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1984	Manchester 4 W, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1984	Stamford Station, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1984	Kulu, RU	all-time rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1984	Eveleigh Station, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1984	Longton Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1984	Longford Ck Rail Siding, AU	monthly rain	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1984	Mahrigong, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1984	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1984	Wilburra Downs Station, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1984	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily low max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1984	Tangorin, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1984	Blenheim Station, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1984	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1984	Uanda, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	50 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 1,001 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 1984-07-26: 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	726
20 to 40	73
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1