Weather Records on 26 July 1980

591 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 1980. Highest significance: Abydos Woodstock, AU.

Key Facts for 26 July 1980

On 26 July 1980, 591 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 576 daily.
Abydos Woodstock set a daily record precipitation of 38.0 mm (1.5 in) on 26 July 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

591 stations

591 station records on 26 July 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Polovinnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge (Delta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mier Y Noriega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bernkastel-Kues	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrarang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg-Entzheim	France	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krapivino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Losinoborskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bellenbar (Fords Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Basel-Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

591 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 197.

Records on 26 July 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 1980 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 10, daily 576.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 1980

Top 20 records on 26 July 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 1980	Abydos Woodstock, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 July 1980	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Fords Bridge, AU	monthly rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Cross City 1 E, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Polovinnoe, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Bonny Dam 2NE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Atyrau, KZ	all-time high min	28.5 C (83.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Tlaxco, MX	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Fords Bridge (Delta), AU	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Mayo, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Mier Y Noriega (Smn), MX	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Tinnenburra, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Bernkastel-Kues, DE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Lake City 2 E, US	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 1980	Lodgepole, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	36 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 591 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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Data for records on 1980-07-26: 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 2026-10-17 (17 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 20	425
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1