Weather Records on 26 July 2012

885 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 2012. Highest significance: Rockville, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 2012

On 26 July 2012, 885 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
676 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 845 daily.
Rockville set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 30.6 C (87.1 F) on 26 July 2012.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

885 stations

885 station records on 26 July 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rockville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hezuo	China	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tianjin	China	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bochil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Festus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

885 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 307, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 369, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 108.

Records on 26 July 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	307
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	369
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 2012 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 22, daily 845.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 2012

Top 20 records on 26 July 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 2012	Rockville, US	all-time high min	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2012	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2012	Perryville Wtp, US	all-time high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2012	Cadillac, US	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Albany, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Marquette, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	148 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Richland Ctr, US	daily rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Nashville 1 E, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Potosi 4 SW, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Vandalia, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	111 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Allerton, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Eldorado Springs, US	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Watertown AP, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Buffalo 2N, US	all-time high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Sodus 1W, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Bedford, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Osceola, US	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Charleston, US	monthly high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2012	Superior, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 885 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	665
2017	642
2018	921
2019	939
2020	653
2021	912
2022	894
2023	789
2024	758
2025	1,119
2026	1,270

Download the Data

Data for records on 2012-07-26: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	550
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1