Weather Records on 26 July 1989

1,053 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1989. Highest significance: Cerro Azul, BR.

Key Facts for 26 July 1989

On 26 July 1989, 1,053 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
491 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,018 daily.
Cerro Azul set a daily record precipitation of 54.5 mm (2.1 in) on 26 July 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,053 stations

1,053 station records on 26 July 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tereza Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roselandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yibin	China	Record daily precipitation	177.7 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miracatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro de Toledo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gorin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tibaji	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gornyij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Branca (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Iporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Finca A. Prusia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guaianas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jiulong	China	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponta Grossa-Vila Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lobenstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teigarhorn	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenup 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Sao Jose	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toa Baja 1 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Izucar de Matamoros (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Serrana Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,053 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 240, Lowest daily maximum 153, Highest daily minimum 251, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 284.

Records on 26 July 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	240
Lowest daily maximum	153
Highest daily minimum	251
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 1,018.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

829 broken records

Margins by which the 829 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1989

Top 20 records on 26 July 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1989	Cerro Azul, BR	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Tereza Cristina, BR	daily rain	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Roselandia, BR	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Yibin, CN	daily rain	177.7 mm (7.0 in)	109.9 mm (4.3 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Miracatu, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Lapa, BR	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Pedro de Toledo, BR	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Bairro Do Pinheiro, BR	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Jolalpan, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Gorin, RU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Beaverhead R/S, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Tibaji, BR	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Utsunomiya, JP	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Preobrazhenie, RU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Houston Wb City, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Gornyij, RU	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Santa Branca (Pcd), BR	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1989	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily high min	19.6 C (67.3 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	88 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1989. 1989 had 1,053 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	784
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1