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Records Broken on July 5, 2026

US weather stations that set a new daily high- or low-temperature record on July 5, 2026, measured against 55+ years of NOAA history.

US map of 52 daily heat records and 9 cold records broken on July 5, 2026
Heat records (orange) and cold records (blue) by state on July 5, 2026. Gray = no records. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily.
52
Daily heat records
9
Daily cold records
21
States affected
Longest-standing record broken

CHATHAM, VA broke a heat record that had stood since 1970 56 years. The old mark was 96°F; the new one is 100°F.

Biggest Heat Records

95°F
+11° over old record
Tepee Creek, MT
Beat 85°F from 2007 · 37 yrs of record
Old record stood 19 years
104°F
+5° over old record
ESTELL MANOR, NJ
Beat 99°F from 2002 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
104°F
+5° over old record
DOVER, DE
Beat 99°F from 1990 · 53 yrs of record
Old record stood 36 years
102°F
+5° over old record
REIDSVILLE 2 NW, NC
Beat 97°F from 2024 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 2 years
106°F
+5° over old record
SCOTTSVILLE 6SE, VA
Beat 101°F from 1999 · 31 yrs of record
Old record stood 27 years
106°F
+5° over old record
CHARLOTTESVILLE 2W, VA
Beat 101°F from 1999 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 27 years
103°F
+4° over old record
CHAPEL HILL 2 W, NC
Beat 99°F from 2024 · 54 yrs of record
Old record stood 2 years
100°F
+4° over old record
CHATHAM, VA
Beat 96°F from 1970 · 55 yrs of record
Old record stood 56 years
99°F
+4° over old record
STUART, VA
Beat 95°F from 1999 · 55 yrs of record
Old record stood 27 years
102°F
+3° over old record
ROANOKE RAPIDS, NC
Beat 99°F from 2002 · 52 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
100°F
+3° over old record
BROOKNEAL, VA
Beat 97°F from 2011 · 37 yrs of record
Old record stood 15 years
100°F
+3° over old record
ABERDEEN PHILLIPS FLD, MD
Beat 97°F from 1990 · 46 yrs of record
Old record stood 36 years

Biggest Cold Records

35°F
+6° over old record
WOLF RIDGE ELC, MN
Beat 41°F from 2001 · 32 yrs of record
Old record stood 25 years
36°F
+3° over old record
COLD BAY AP, AK
Beat 39°F from 2011 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 15 years
41°F
+2° over old record
HEADWORKS PORTLAND WTR B, OR
Beat 43°F from 1996 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 30 years
68°F
+2° over old record
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL
Beat 70°F from 1974 · 53 yrs of record
Old record stood 52 years
31°F
+1° over old record
SAINT PAUL IS AP, AK
Beat 32°F from 1982 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 44 years
52°F
+1° over old record
LINDSAY, CA
Beat 53°F from 1977 · 53 yrs of record
Old record stood 49 years
41°F
+1° over old record
LAZY MTN, AK
Beat 42°F from 2021 · 41 yrs of record
Old record stood 5 years
42°F
+1° over old record
SONORA, CA
Beat 43°F from 1999 · 52 yrs of record
Old record stood 27 years
75°F
+1° over old record
LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ
Beat 76°F from 2012 · 34 yrs of record
Old record stood 14 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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