Weather Records on 26 July 2017

642 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 2017. Highest significance: Idjevan, AM.

Key Facts for 26 July 2017

On 26 July 2017, 642 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 617 daily.
Idjevan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 26 July 2017.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

642 stations

642 station records on 26 July 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lodejnoe Pole	Russia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mudjug	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Searchlight	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mukdahan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kapalama 773	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reno Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ohony	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfrog Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Laprele Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holzkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon-Ksra	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roach	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koslan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Demjansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Fire Sp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	43.6 C (110.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borovici	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

642 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 192.

Records on 26 July 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 2017 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 2017

Top 20 records on 26 July 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 2017	Idjevan, AM	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2017	Minsk, BY	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2017	Lodejnoe Pole, RU	all-time rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2017	Mudjug, RU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2017	Searchlight, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	103 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2017	Mukdahan, TH	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2017	Newport, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2017	Columbus 3 NE, US	monthly rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	109 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2017	Kapalama 773, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2017	Reno Hill, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2017	Ft Benning Lawson Fld, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2017	Makaweli 965, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2017	Ohony, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2017	Bullfrog Basin, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2017	Laprele Creek, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2017	Idaho Falls FAA AP, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2017	Avon, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2017	Lincoln AP, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2017	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2017	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	60 years	46 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 642 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 2017-07-26: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	451
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	1