Weather Records on 26 July 2016

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 2016. Highest significance: Winthrop 1 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 2016

On 26 July 2016, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
478 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 657 daily.
Winthrop 1 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 26 July 2016.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 26 July 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Esrange	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Takada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Schwandorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Intl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherdsville 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Im. Poliny Osipenko	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beira	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	45.8 C (114.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Muni Crews Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kittila Pokka	Finland	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oksningoy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 293, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 146.

Records on 26 July 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	293
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 2016 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 657.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 2016

Top 20 records on 26 July 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 2016	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2016	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	105 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2016	Esrange, SE	all-time rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2016	Fladungen-Heufurt, DE	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2016	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2016	Takada, JP	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2016	Dohne, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2016	Schwandorf, DE	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2016	Cape Agulhas, ZA	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	96 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2016	Oak City, US	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2016	Potchefstroom, ZA	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2016	Bunkie, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2016	Wharton, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2016	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	134 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2016	Sherman, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2016	Chandler, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2016	Burukan, RU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2016	Durban Intl, ZA	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2016	Shepherdsville 5NE, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2016	Durham, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	116 years	44 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2016. 2016 had 666 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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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	441
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2