Weather Records on 26 July 2000

1,287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 2000. Highest significance: Sandy Hook, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 2000

On 26 July 2000, 1,287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 590 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,255 daily.
Sandy Hook set a daily record precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 26 July 2000.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,287 stations

1,287 station records on 26 July 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandy Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Narrung (Yalkuri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Moonan Flat (High St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chamal Nuevo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodman Sanitary Dist	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minter City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Leflore AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,287 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 308, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 282, Heaviest daily rainfall 350.

Records on 26 July 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	308
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	282
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 2000 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 22, daily 1,255.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,030 broken records

Margins by which the 1,030 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 2000

Top 20 records on 26 July 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 2000	Sandy Hook, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	114 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2000	Narrung (Yalkuri), AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2000	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	107 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2000	Moonan Flat (High St), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Elberton 2 N, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	San Pedro del Gallo (Smn), MX	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Belleplain STN Forest, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Wytheville, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Norristown, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Bastrop, US	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Smithfield, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Lake Providence, US	daily low min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Mora, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Bridgehampton, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Weabonga (Stoneleigh), AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Lumberton, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Marion, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Experiment, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2000	Milan Exp STN, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	95 years	47 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2000. 2000 had 1,287 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 July 2000
Margin	Records
0 to 10	924
10 to 20	74
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	4