Weather Records on 26 July 2006

1,454 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 2006. Highest significance: Chapel Hill 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 2006

On 26 July 2006, 1,454 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,025 were record highs and 229 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,395 daily.
Chapel Hill 2 W set a daily record precipitation of 107.4 mm (4.2 in) on 26 July 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,454 stations

1,454 station records on 26 July 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stuttgart (Neckartal)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Las Fraguas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caduao	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Concepcion del Oro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaltenango Sanchez Roman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huejucar (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Cos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	35.9 C (96.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Media Luna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asientos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neuville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Achimec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,454 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 455, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 570, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 200.

Records on 26 July 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	455
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	570
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	200
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 2006 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 49, daily 1,395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,105 broken records

Margins by which the 1,105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 2006

Top 20 records on 26 July 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 2006	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 July 2006	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2006	Stuttgart (Neckartal), DE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Guanacevi (Smn), MX	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Independence #1, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	128 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Santiago, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Mesa, US	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Las Fraguas, MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Caduao, MX	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Mormon Flat, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Oskaloosa, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Lake Charles, US	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Concepcion del Oro, MX	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Cypress, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Canelo 1 NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Aachen, DE	daily high min	21.6 C (70.9 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Georgetown, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2006	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2006. 2006 had 1,454 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 2006-07-26: 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	1,056
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1