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Records Broken on July 4, 2026

US weather stations that set a new daily high- or low-temperature record on July 4, 2026, measured against 55+ years of NOAA history.

US map of 177 daily heat records and 13 cold records broken on July 4, 2026
Heat records (orange) and cold records (blue) by state on July 4, 2026. Gray = no records. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily.
177
Daily heat records
13
Daily cold records
26
States affected
Longest-standing record broken

CHARLOTTESVILLE 2W, VA broke a heat record that had stood since 1970 56 years. The old mark was 99°F; the new one is 107°F.

Biggest Heat Records

95°F
+11° over old record
Nevada Ridge, MT
Beat 84°F from 2021 · 31 yrs of record
Old record stood 5 years
90°F
+10° over old record
SNOWSHOE, WV
Beat 80°F from 2018 · 49 yrs of record
Old record stood 8 years
106°F
+9° over old record
LANGLEY AFB, VA
Beat 97°F from 1983 · 33 yrs of record
Old record stood 43 years
106°F
+9° over old record
ATLANTIC CITY INTL AP, NJ
Beat 97°F from 2002 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
107°F
+8° over old record
CHARLOTTESVILLE 2W, VA
Beat 99°F from 1970 · 55 yrs of record
Old record stood 56 years
105°F
+8° over old record
PIEDMONT RSCH STN, VA
Beat 97°F from 2002 · 55 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
85°F
+8° over old record
BEECH MTN, NC
Beat 77°F from 1993 · 34 yrs of record
Old record stood 33 years
104°F
+7° over old record
NEW BRUNSWICK 3 SE, NJ
Beat 97°F from 2002 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
106°F
+7° over old record
SCOTTSVILLE 6SE, VA
Beat 99°F from 1999 · 31 yrs of record
Old record stood 27 years
102°F
+7° over old record
FLEMINGTON 5 NNW, NJ
Beat 95°F from 2018 · 52 yrs of record
Old record stood 8 years
102°F
+7° over old record
BIGLERVILLE, PA
Beat 95°F from 2018 · 54 yrs of record
Old record stood 8 years
91°F
+7° over old record
BURKES GARDEN, VA
Beat 84°F from 2012 · 54 yrs of record
Old record stood 14 years

Biggest Cold Records

35°F
+4° over old record
THOMPSON FALLS PH, MT
Beat 39°F from 1999 · 53 yrs of record
Old record stood 27 years
39°F
+4° over old record
SONORA, CA
Beat 43°F from 1999 · 51 yrs of record
Old record stood 27 years
58°F
+3° over old record
HUNTSVILLE, TX
Beat 61°F from 2006 · 55 yrs of record
Old record stood 20 years
33°F
+2° over old record
EAGLE ALASKA, AK
Beat 35°F from 2002 · 34 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
34°F
+2° over old record
PORT ALSWORTH ALASKA, AK
Beat 36°F from 2023 · 33 yrs of record
Old record stood 3 years
36°F
+2° over old record
COLD BAY AP, AK
Beat 38°F from 1982 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 44 years
46°F
+2° over old record
NOGALES 6 N, AZ
Beat 48°F from 1995 · 55 yrs of record
Old record stood 31 years
41°F
+2° over old record
ALCALDE, NM
Beat 43°F from 1987 · 50 yrs of record
Old record stood 39 years
34°F
+1° over old record
ALAMOSA-BERGMAN FLD, CO
Beat 35°F from 1995 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 31 years
45°F
+1° over old record
WILLIAMS, AZ
Beat 46°F from 2004 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 22 years
37°F
+1° over old record
PROSPECT 2 SW, OR
Beat 38°F from 2000 · 54 yrs of record
Old record stood 26 years
42°F
+1° over old record
WOLF RIDGE ELC, MN
Beat 43°F from 1995 · 33 yrs of record
Old record stood 31 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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