Weather Records on 20 July 2026

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 2026. Highest significance: Klaipeda, LT.

Key Facts for 20 July 2026

On 20 July 2026, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
689 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 810 daily.
Klaipeda set a daily record precipitation of 83.5 mm (3.3 in) on 20 July 2026.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

863 stations

863 station records on 20 July 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Zilani	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rucava	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Telchaj	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Szczecin	Poland	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Canyonlands-the Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	175.4 mm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	295.8 mm (11.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tulancingo Hgo.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wlodawa	Poland	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zoseni	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norra_Mockleby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse Creek Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro Naf	United States	Record high minimum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skriveri	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zacatecas Zac. (la Bufa Zac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	155.3 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt. Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tampico Tamps	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Promontory	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fora	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wise Rvr 3 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loadstone (High View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	140.1 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port San Juan	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 468, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 98.

Records on 20 July 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	468
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 2026 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 29, daily 810.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 276.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 2026

Top 20 records on 20 July 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 2026	Klaipeda, LT	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 July 2026	Zilani, LV	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2026	Rucava, LV	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2026	Naryn, KG	all-time high min	21.2 C (70.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	102 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2026	Telchaj, LT	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2026	Szczecin, PL	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2026	Canyonlands-the Neck, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2026	Warooka, AU	monthly rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2026	Guadalajara, MX	daily rain	123.8 mm (4.9 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2026	Edenton, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	127 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2026	Nancheng, CN	daily rain	175.4 mm (6.9 in)	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2026	Willcox, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	116 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2026	Dinghai, CN	daily rain	295.8 mm (11.6 in)	276.5 mm (10.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2026	Tulancingo Hgo., MX	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2026	Wlodawa, PL	daily rain	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2026	Wajima, JP	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2026	Zoseni, LV	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2026	Norra_Mockleby, SE	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2026	Grouse Creek Divide, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2026	El Centro Naf, US	all-time high min	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	52 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

1809 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2026. 2026 had 863 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	646
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1