Weather Records on 26 July 2020

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 July 2020. Highest significance: St Peter, US.

Key Facts for 26 July 2020

On 26 July 2020, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 630 daily.
St Peter set a monthly record daily precipitation of 165.6 mm (6.5 in) on 26 July 2020.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 26 July 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 July 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dzalinda-1	Russia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Harlingen Rio Grande Vly Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	270.3 mm (10.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mogen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bayboro 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsborg_Mo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mudgeeraba Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anselmo 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mathis 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah (Bray Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Truth Or Consequences Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murralah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Repentance Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sveagruva	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway Creek (Pacific Hwy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Torreon Navajo Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 26 July 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 312.

Records on 26 July 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 July 2020 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 18, daily 630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 July 2020

Top 20 records on 26 July 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 July 2020	St Peter, US	monthly rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2020	Moloaa 1145, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2020	Dzalinda-1, RU	all-time rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2020	Harlingen Rio Grande Vly Intl, US	all-time rain	270.3 mm (10.6 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	13 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2020	Antigo, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	101 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2020	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2020	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2020	Willow Rsvr, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2020	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 July 2020	Brownsville, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2020	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2020	Cowra Ag Research Station, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2020	Gila Hot Springs, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2020	Richmond Raaf, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2020	McAllen, US	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2020	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2020	Vang I Valdres, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2020	Mogen, NO	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2020	Caballo Dam, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 July 2020	Bayboro 3 SW, US	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	51 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2020. 2020 had 653 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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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	490
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1