Weather Records on 26 July 2015

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 2015. Highest significance: Big Sandy, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 2015

On 26 July 2015, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 565 daily.
Big Sandy set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 26 July 2015.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 26 July 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Joensuu Pyhaselka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bygdsiljum_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Naples	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hennan_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tulihe	China	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Immokalee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sorsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolotnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ange-Parteboda D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hammerdal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klippen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Almdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alavus Sulkavankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taivalkoski Inkee	Finland	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smoky Valley - Carvers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gotnja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shreveport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tajga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 159.

Records on 26 July 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 2015 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 20, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 2015

Top 20 records on 26 July 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 2015	Big Sandy, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2015	Washta, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2015	Collins, US	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2015	Magdagaci, RU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Arcadia, US	daily low max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Joensuu Pyhaselka, FI	all-time rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Bygdsiljum_D, SE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Holly, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Naples, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Spirit Lake, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Elizabeth City, US	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Hennan_D, SE	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Babuskin, RU	daily high max	30.1 C (86.2 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Tulihe, CN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	Sheffield, GB	daily low min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	130 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2015	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	42 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2015. 2015 had 589 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 2015-07-26: 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	442
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	1