Weather Records on 26 July 1986

813 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1986. Highest significance: Reading Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 1986

On 26 July 1986, 813 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
308 were record highs and 268 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 791 daily.
Reading Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 26 July 1986.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

813 stations

813 station records on 26 July 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Penong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 947	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amberd (Koshabulakh)	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Svartsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agata	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parma	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lincang	China	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Clermont Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butner Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carrington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

813 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 237.

Records on 26 July 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1986 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 16, daily 791.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

567 broken records

Margins by which the 567 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1986

Top 20 records on 26 July 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1986	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 July 1986	Nguiu, AU	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1986	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	110 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1986	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Penong, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Massena Intl AP, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Waimea 947, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Corinna, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Rumford 1 SSE, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Litchville 2NW, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Mc Cormick 9 E, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Amberd (Koshabulakh), AM	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Bundarra (Araluen), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Greenwood, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Svartsjo, SE	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Errol, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Mocksville 5SE, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Bangor Intl AP, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1986	Chuuk WSO AP, FM	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	42 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1986. 1986 had 813 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 1986-07-26: 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 10	492
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1