Weather Records on 26 July 2004

1,534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 2004. Highest significance: Covington, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 2004

On 26 July 2004, 1,534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 1,058 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 120 monthly and 1,408 daily.
Covington set a daily record precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 26 July 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,534 stations

1,534 station records on 26 July 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vidalia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mochicahui	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kiuruvesi Korpijoki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,534 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 623, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 435, Heaviest daily rainfall 207.

Records on 26 July 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	623
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	435
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 2004 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 120, daily 1,408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,206 broken records

Margins by which the 1,206 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 2004

Top 20 records on 26 July 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 2004	Covington, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 July 2004	Princeton, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	104 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2004	Szeged, HU	all-time rain	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2004	Knoxville AP, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2004	Greeneville Exp STN, US	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2004	Vidalia #2, US	monthly rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2004	Elkhart, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2004	Lockwood, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2004	Richfield, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	89 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2004	Guthrie 5S, US	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	98 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2004	Pocahontas 1, US	monthly low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2004	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2004	Superior, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2004	El Reno 1 N, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2004	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2004	Holly, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2004	Elk City 4 W, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2004	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2004	Williamstown, US	monthly low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2004	Midland 4 ENE, US	monthly low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	51 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 1,534 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 2004-07-26: 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 10	1,128
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	3