Weather Records on 26 July 2001

1,278 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 2001. Highest significance: E Stroudsburg, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 2001

On 26 July 2001, 1,278 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
604 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,224 daily.
E Stroudsburg set a daily record precipitation of 104.9 mm (4.1 in) on 26 July 2001.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

1,278 stations

1,278 station records on 26 July 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keshan	China	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Baranovichi	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ruiz Cortinez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Verhnij_Baskuncak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Consuelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virgil	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	177.6 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tannyfoil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Remilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Qiqihar	China	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Groznyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	42.0 C (107.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dix Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheriton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Viesca (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amatenango del Valle	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,278 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 262, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 342, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 450.

Records on 26 July 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	262
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	342
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	450
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 2001 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 35, daily 1,224.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,013 broken records

Margins by which the 1,013 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 2001

Top 20 records on 26 July 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 2001	E Stroudsburg, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2001	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2001	Hartwell, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2001	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2001	Boomi (Barwon St), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2001	Thallon Post Office, AU	monthly rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2001	Verhojansk, RU	all-time high min	23.6 C (74.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2001	Garah (Bengerang), AU	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2001	Keshan, CN	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2001	Newark Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2001	Nive Downs, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2001	Surat, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2001	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2001	Garah Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2001	Baranovichi, BY	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2001	Anderson, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2001	Bismarck, US	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2001	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2001	Puntilla, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2001	Ruiz Cortinez, MX	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	54 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2001. 2001 had 1,278 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 2001-07-26: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	899
20 to 40	84
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1