Weather Records on 26 July 1997

964 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1997. Highest significance: Petrovskij Zavod, RU.

Key Facts for 26 July 1997

On 26 July 1997, 964 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
551 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 923 daily.
Petrovskij Zavod set an all-time record daily precipitation of 138.9 mm (5.5 in) on 26 July 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

964 stations

964 station records on 26 July 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petrovskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Himeji	Japan	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heinola Asemantaus	Finland	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chinacates	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vihti Hiiskula	Finland	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indore	India	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saffle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Simo Simoniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Andalsnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halsua Kanala Koski	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linjiang	China	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rendsburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chunggang	Korea, North	Record high maximum temperature	37.6 C (99.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loppi Vojakkala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salla Salmivaara Lakijanka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kuhmalahti Vehkajarvi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cienega de Escobar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

964 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 341, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 250.

Records on 26 July 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	341
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	250
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1997 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 28, daily 923.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

690 broken records

Margins by which the 690 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 138.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1997

Top 20 records on 26 July 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1997	Petrovskij Zavod, RU	all-time rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1997	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	101 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1997	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Makwassie, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Sumoto, JP	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	State UNIV, US	daily high min	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Lexington, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Himeji, JP	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Murotomisaki, JP	daily rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Heinola Asemantaus, FI	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Chinacates, MX	all-time rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Iasi, RO	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla, FI	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Baudette, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Takamatsu, JP	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Ayutla, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1997	Genoa Dam 8, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	46 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 964 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 1997-07-26: 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	653
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1