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Records Broken on July 12, 2026

US weather stations that set a new daily high- or low-temperature record on July 12, 2026, measured against 55+ years of NOAA history.

US map of 217 daily heat records and 4 cold records broken on July 12, 2026
Heat records (orange) and cold records (blue) by state on July 12, 2026. Gray = no records. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily.
217
Daily heat records
4
Daily cold records
15
States affected
Longest-standing record broken

CROOKSTON NW EXP STN, MN broke a heat record that had stood since 1970 56 years. The old mark was 92°F; the new one is 97°F.

Biggest Heat Records

111°F
+13° over old record
BIG SHEEP MOUNTAIN MONTANA, MT
Beat 98°F from 2002 · 40 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
115°F
+12° over old record
MILES CITY AP, MT
Beat 103°F from 2002 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
114°F
+11° over old record
POWDERVILLE 8 NNE, MT
Beat 103°F from 2002 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
112°F
+11° over old record
CIRCLE, MT
Beat 101°F from 2002 · 55 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
111°F
+11° over old record
MILDRED 7 NNW, MT
Beat 100°F from 2013 · 39 yrs of record
Old record stood 13 years
110°F
+10° over old record
KNOWLTON MONTANA, MT
Beat 100°F from 2006 · 40 yrs of record
Old record stood 20 years
114°F
+9° over old record
BRANDENBERG, MT
Beat 105°F from 2002 · 54 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
113°F
+9° over old record
ARMELLS CREEK MONTANA, MT
Beat 104°F from 2002 · 34 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years
110°F
+9° over old record
MEDORA, ND
Beat 101°F from 1985 · 53 yrs of record
Old record stood 41 years
110°F
+9° over old record
WORLAND MUNI AP, WY
Beat 101°F from 2020 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 6 years
88°F
+8° over old record
Grave Springs, WY
Beat 80°F from 2020 · 32 yrs of record
Old record stood 6 years
90°F
+8° over old record
Hansen Sawmill, WY
Beat 81°F from 2002 · 37 yrs of record
Old record stood 24 years

Biggest Cold Records

32°F
+2° over old record
South Colony, CO
Beat 34°F from 1994 · 33 yrs of record
Old record stood 32 years
44°F
+1° over old record
SONORA, CA
Beat 45°F from 1971 · 48 yrs of record
Old record stood 55 years
48°F
+1° over old record
VILLAGE CREEK OREGON, OR
Beat 49°F from 2010 · 41 yrs of record
Old record stood 16 years
40°F
+1° over old record
Saddle Mountain, OR
Beat 40°F from 2010 · 39 yrs of record
Old record stood 16 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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