Weather Records on 26 July 2009

720 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 2009. Highest significance: Stevensville, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 2009

On 26 July 2009, 720 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
425 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 707 daily.
Stevensville set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 26 July 2009.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

720 stations

720 station records on 26 July 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stevensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Omsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Redpa (Greenes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iizuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zima	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iaeger 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tacony 13 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Slutsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roslavl	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzalez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtrap Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zhlobin	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seychelles Internat	Seychelles	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marrawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido Reata	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escalon (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balagansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lanzarote/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kroksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lubrecht Flume	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mozyr	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galliano	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bora-Bora/Motu-Mute	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cortazar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanguj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fedscreek 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa la Calera	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Evangelista (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

720 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 158.

Records on 26 July 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 2009 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 2009

Top 20 records on 26 July 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 2009	Stevensville, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2009	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2009	Omsk, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2009	Pineville, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2009	Hazard Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	Redpa (Greenes Road), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	Iizuka, JP	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	Zima, RU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	Iaeger 1SW, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	Tacony 13 SE, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	Dalhart FAA AP, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	Slutsk, BY	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	Dalecarlia Rsvr, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	San Jon, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	Roslavl, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	Gonzalez, MX	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	Fishtrap Lake, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	Zhlobin, BY	all-time rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	Seychelles Internat, SC	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2009	Williamsburg 2 N, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	43 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2009. 2009 had 720 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 2009-07-26: 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	462
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1