Weather Records on 26 July 2018

921 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 2018. Highest significance: Lake Echo Power Station, AU.

Key Facts for 26 July 2018

On 26 July 2018, 921 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
713 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 27 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 863 daily.
Lake Echo Power Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 153.0 mm (6.0 in) on 26 July 2018.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

921 stations

921 station records on 26 July 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Echo Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ust-Nera	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kacug	Russia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pyongyang Intl	Korea, North	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Truth Or Consequences	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunderland	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	46.7 C (116.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millers 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merida	Venezuela	Record low minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	47.8 C (118.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Innadong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union Village Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jinan	China	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

921 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 339, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 374, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 145.

Records on 26 July 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	339
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	374
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 2018 by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 31, daily 863.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

755 broken records

Margins by which the 755 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 2018

Top 20 records on 26 July 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 2018	Lake Echo Power Station, AU	all-time rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2018	Ust-Nera, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2018	Pinkham Notch, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Kacug, RU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Waverly, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Bakersville, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily high min	20.2 C (68.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	117 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	34.3 C (93.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	162 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Pyongyang Intl, KP	all-time high min	26.6 C (79.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	122 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Woodstock, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Jhansi, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Eastbourne, GB	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Lewistown 11 SSE, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily low min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Jarrahdale, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Boddington Shire, AU	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Schwerin, DE	daily high min	19.2 C (66.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	117 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2018	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	72 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2018. 2018 had 921 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	1,272

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Data for records on 2018-07-26: 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	743
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1