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Records Broken on July 3, 2026

US weather stations that set a new daily high- or low-temperature record on July 3, 2026, measured against 55+ years of NOAA history.

US map of 263 daily heat records and 13 cold records broken on July 3, 2026
Heat records (orange) and cold records (blue) by state on July 3, 2026. Gray = no records. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily.
263
Daily heat records
13
Daily cold records
30
States affected
Longest-standing record broken

WYTHEVILLE, VA broke a heat record that had stood since 1970 56 years. The old mark was 90°F; the new one is 95°F.

Biggest Heat Records

105°F
+10° over old record
LANGLEY AFB, VA
Beat 95°F from 1997 · 33 yrs of record
Old record stood 29 years
98°F
+9° over old record
ROCHESTER, MA
Beat 89°F from 1972 · 55 yrs of record
Old record stood 54 years
96°F
+9° over old record
CELO 2 S, NC
Beat 87°F from 2023 · 50 yrs of record
Old record stood 3 years
96°F
+9° over old record
JEFFERSON 2 E, NC
Beat 87°F from 2022 · 54 yrs of record
Old record stood 4 years
105°F
+8° over old record
ATLANTIC CITY INTL AP, NJ
Beat 97°F from 2002 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
97°F
+8° over old record
DURHAM, ME
Beat 89°F from 1995 · 31 yrs of record
Old record stood 31 years
104°F
+7° over old record
DOVER, DE
Beat 97°F from 1983 · 54 yrs of record
Old record stood 43 years
104°F
+7° over old record
SCOTTSVILLE 6SE, VA
Beat 97°F from 2002 · 31 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
104°F
+7° over old record
SHELBY 2 NW, NC
Beat 97°F from 1997 · 55 yrs of record
Old record stood 29 years
104°F
+7° over old record
NEW BRUNSWICK 3 SE, NJ
Beat 97°F from 2018 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 8 years
102°F
+7° over old record
GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MI
Beat 95°F from 2002 · 53 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
101°F
+7° over old record
BELVIDERE BRG, NJ
Beat 94°F from 2018 · 42 yrs of record
Old record stood 8 years

Biggest Cold Records

58°F
+8° over old record
HUNTSVILLE, TX
Beat 66°F from 2013 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 13 years
35°F
+8° over old record
SONORA, CA
Beat 43°F from 1977 · 51 yrs of record
Old record stood 49 years
56°F
+4° over old record
DEMING MUNI AP, NM
Beat 60°F from 1971 · 37 yrs of record
Old record stood 55 years
52°F
+3° over old record
WUPATKI NM, AZ
Beat 55°F from 1982 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 44 years
35°F
+3° over old record
BLUE MESA LAKE, CO
Beat 38°F from 1992 · 37 yrs of record
Old record stood 34 years
44°F
+3° over old record
WARM SPRINGS CANYON ARIZONA, AZ
Beat 47°F from 1997 · 31 yrs of record
Old record stood 29 years
51°F
+2° over old record
VERDE ARIZONA, AZ
Beat 53°F from 2004 · 32 yrs of record
Old record stood 22 years
59°F
+2° over old record
JEROME, AZ
Beat 61°F from 2016 · 52 yrs of record
Old record stood 10 years
36°F
+1° over old record
PORT ALCAN, AK
Beat 37°F from 1996 · 33 yrs of record
Old record stood 30 years
49°F
+1° over old record
WINSLOW AP, AZ
Beat 50°F from 1987 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 39 years
68°F
+1° over old record
PICACHO 8 SE, AZ
Beat 69°F from 2004 · 33 yrs of record
Old record stood 22 years
37°F
+1° over old record
TELIDA ALASKA, AK
Beat 38°F from 1993 · 32 yrs of record
Old record stood 33 years

Records by State

How we count records: A station sets a daily record when its high or low for the date beats every prior reading at that station for the same calendar day. We only count stations with at least 30 years of history for that day and filter readings flagged by NOAA's quality-control process. Data: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily. Recent days may rise as late-reporting stations are added.

What the multiple is not: Nearby stations break records together, so a single day's total varies far more than independent counting would suggest. Treat the multiple as a description of the day, not a significance test. Records are measured against each station's own history since 1970, not all-time state or national marks.

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