Weather Records on 26 July 2003

1,179 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 2003. Highest significance: Kilauea 1134, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 2003

On 26 July 2003, 1,179 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
668 were record highs and 324 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,153 daily.
Kilauea 1134 set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 26 July 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

1,179 stations

1,179 station records on 26 July 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Dermitt 26 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Toora-Hem	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Midville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abakan(Hakasskaja)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetsk	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lugo/Rozas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Soledad Nte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Beach Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hails	China	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,179 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 437, Lowest daily minimum 173, Heaviest daily rainfall 187.

Records on 26 July 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	437
Lowest daily minimum	173
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 2003 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 19, daily 1,153.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 2003

Top 20 records on 26 July 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 2003	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Mc Dermitt 26 N, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Toora-Hem, RU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Dover, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Midville Exp STN, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Mitchell 5E, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Abakan(Hakasskaja), RU	daily rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Sovetsk, LT	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Santiago de Compostela/Labacol, ES	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Lugo/Rozas, ES	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Taos, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	La Soledad Nte, MX	all-time high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Minusinsk, RU	daily rain	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Canon City, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Onahama, JP	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Fernandina Beach, US	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Rimini 2 SSW, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2003	Finca Ocotlan, MX	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	42 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 1,179 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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Data for records on 2003-07-26: 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 2026-10-15 (15 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 10	830
10 to 20	29
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2