Weather Records on 26 July 1988

932 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1988. Highest significance: Downieville, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 1988

On 26 July 1988, 932 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
409 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 911 daily.
Downieville set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 26 July 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

932 stations

932 station records on 26 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eksingedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Litledal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Strelka Chunja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Solnethnaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mazapil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dno	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost Forest Headquarters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres Lagunas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lovanger	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karam	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Severo-Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Piney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Shannon Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zamokta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

932 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 327.

Records on 26 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 17, daily 911.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

754 broken records

Margins by which the 754 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1988

Top 20 records on 26 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1988	Downieville, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1988	Lake St Clair (Hec), AU	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1988	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Franklin, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Talbotton, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Goliad, US	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Eksingedal, NO	daily rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Litledal, NO	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Strelka Chunja, RU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Solnethnaya, RU	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Mazapil, MX	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Myerstown, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Chita, RU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Koetong, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Dno, RU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1988	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	57 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1988. 1988 had 932 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 1988-07-26: 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	656
10 to 20	58
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1