Weather Records on 26 July 2008

809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 2008. Highest significance: Nuland, NL.

Key Facts for 26 July 2008

On 26 July 2008, 809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
399 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 767 daily.
Nuland set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.8 mm (3.0 in) on 26 July 2008.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

809 stations

809 station records on 26 July 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nuland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gorredijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Amga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Appelscha	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Veenhuizen (D)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nijbeets	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Assen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Zetten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Voorthuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ysleta	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vleuten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonloo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loenen Aan de Vecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Formerum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aceituna Wtp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nakanno	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Epe	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sneek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mohyliv-Podilskyi	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bergumerdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valujki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Imeny_T.G.Shevchenko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hancock 8SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ternopil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogeveen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frederiksoord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heibloem (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Marquesa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jalcomulco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

809 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 191.

Records on 26 July 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 39, daily 767.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

605 broken records

Margins by which the 605 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 2008

Top 20 records on 26 July 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 2008	Nuland, NL	monthly rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2008	Gorredijk, NL	monthly rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2008	Circleville, US	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2008	Blankenrath, DE	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2008	Amga, RU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2008	Appelscha, NL	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2008	Veenhuizen (D), NL	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2008	Elk, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2008	Nijbeets, NL	monthly rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2008	Assen, NL	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2008	Heeg, NL	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2008	Zetten, NL	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2008	Tularosa, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2008	Trujillo Alto 2 SSW, PR	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2008	Leeuwarden, NL	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2008	Bartow 1SE, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2008	Ust-Maja, RU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2008	Beach, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2008	Voorthuizen, NL	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2008	Aparri, PH	daily rain	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 years	49 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2008. 2008 had 809 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 2008-07-26: 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	566
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1