Weather Records on 26 July 1990

936 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1990. Highest significance: Ashland #2, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 1990

On 26 July 1990, 936 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 464 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 911 daily.
Ashland #2 set a daily record precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 26 July 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

936 stations

936 station records on 26 July 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fanshawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sanalona II	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huade	China	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aasiaat	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Osborne	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palco	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roca	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Damar	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Polk	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Esbon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salina Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

936 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 234, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 230, Heaviest daily rainfall 305.

Records on 26 July 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	234
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	230
Heaviest daily rainfall	305
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1990 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 20, daily 911.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1990

Top 20 records on 26 July 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1990	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1990	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	162.5 mm (6.4 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1990	Franklin, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1990	Ft Davis, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1990	Lincoln 1 SE, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1990	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1990	Minneapolis, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1990	Goodooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1990	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1990	Red Oak, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1990	Raymond Border STN, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1990	Fanshawe, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1990	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1990	Sanalona II, MX	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1990	Shenandoah, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1990	Beulah, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1990	Glenwood 3SW, US	all-time rain	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1990	Osceola, US	monthly rain	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1990	El Paso Intl AP, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1990	Malcolm, US	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	17 years	49 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1990. 1990 had 936 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 1990-07-26: 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 25	708
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2