Weather Records in 2026: Every Record Set or Tied

250,248 weather records were set or tied in 2026: counts by month, type and timescale, a record map and the top 20 by significance.

Key Facts for 2026

250,248 weather records were set or tied in 2026 across 286 days of data in 10 months.
173,776 were record highs and 32,747 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
The busiest day of 2026 was 20 March 2026 with 3,126 records.
Vilsandi set an all-time record daily precipitation of 131.9 mm (5.2 in) on 1 August 2026.

Records per Month, by Type

250,248 records

Records per month, stacked by record type, with 250,248 records in total and the busiest day on 20 March 2026 with 3,126.

Weather records per month in 2026, stacked by type
Month	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Heaviest daily snowfall	Deepest snow cover	Total
Jan	5,618	4,146	6,395	2,742	2,860	1,481	2,100	25,342
Feb	7,792	2,103	8,341	1,737	3,534	745	650	24,902
Mar	22,863	1,815	17,487	1,745	4,722	649	284	49,565
Apr	4,364	1,619	8,259	1,664	3,526	287	170	19,889
May	6,020	2,327	8,507	2,035	4,123	112	106	23,230
Jun	5,876	2,466	10,438	1,292	4,707	2	5	24,786
Jul	7,173	1,251	12,778	1,142	4,093	0	0	26,437
Aug	8,767	1,342	12,292	991	4,761	0	0	28,153
Sep	4,691	1,573	9,690	522	3,890	1	3	20,370
Oct	3,035	165	3,390	70	905	7	2	7,574

Record Map

highest significance

The 250 highest significance station records of the period are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Highest significance weather records in 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	328.0 mm (12.9 in)	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	131.9 mm (5.2 in)	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ceduna (Goode)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	98 of 100 (Exceptional)
Proston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.4 mm (8.2 in)	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tooma	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tyrrell Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tonghe	China	Record daily precipitation	279.0 mm (11.0 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	555.5 mm (21.9 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	436.0 mm (17.2 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	147.7 mm (5.8 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ulupalakua Rch 250	United States	Record daily precipitation	289.6 mm (11.4 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	272.5 mm (10.7 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	374.0 mm (14.7 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	351.0 mm (13.8 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	494.5 mm (19.5 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Otaru	Japan	Record daily precipitation	255.5 mm (10.1 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	298.5 mm (11.8 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	460.0 mm (18.1 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Zilani	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Toyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	377.0 mm (14.8 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kure Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	379.5 mm (14.9 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Skriveri	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	137.3 mm (5.4 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	363.0 mm (14.3 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	413.0 mm (16.3 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	641.0 mm (25.2 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	361.5 mm (14.2 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Spas-Demensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	319.5 mm (12.6 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	410.0 mm (16.1 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Buzau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	425.5 mm (16.8 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nulkwyne Kiamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Himeji	Japan	Record daily precipitation	424.5 mm (16.7 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	724.0 mm (28.5 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ristna	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rucava	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)

By Timescale

Records by timescale: all-time 2,319, monthly 16,366, daily 231,563.

Top 20 by Significance

Top 20 records of the period by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 August 2026	Vilsandi, EE	all-time rain	131.9 mm (5.2 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	102 years	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 March 2026	Winning, AU	all-time rain	328.0 mm (12.9 in)	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	117 years	100 of 100 (Exceptional)
28 February 2026	Ceduna (Goode), AU	all-time rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	94 years	98 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 March 2026	Proston Post Office, AU	all-time rain	209.4 mm (8.2 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	84 years	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 July 2026	Tooma, EE	all-time rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	77 years	91 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 September 2026	Wattening, AU	monthly rain (Provisional)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	113 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
25 August 2026	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	monthly rain (Provisional)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	127 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 April 2026	Waren, DE	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	105 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 March 2026	Tyrrell Downs, AU	monthly rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	115 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 August 2026	Tonghe, CN	all-time rain	279.0 mm (11.0 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	74 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 March 2026	Lifton Pumping STN, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 August 2026	Klaipeda, LT	monthly rain (Provisional)	147.7 mm (5.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	96 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
27 August 2026	Maizuru Reg Met HQ, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	436.0 mm (17.2 in)	111.9 mm (4.4 in)	72 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 August 2026	Bimbowrie, AU	monthly rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	135 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 July 2026	Fukuoka, JP	all-time rain	555.5 mm (21.9 in)	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	73 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 April 2026	Teterow, DE	monthly rain	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	103 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 October 2026	Vilsandi, EE	monthly rain (Provisional)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	90 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 October 2026	Tribune 1W, US	monthly rain (Provisional)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	95 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
31 August 2026	Tajima, JP	all-time rain (Provisional)	351.0 mm (13.8 in)	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	66 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 July 2026	Wakamatsu, JP	all-time rain	272.5 mm (10.7 in)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	69 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).