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Records Broken on July 20, 2026

US weather stations that set a new daily high- or low-temperature record on July 20, 2026, measured against 55+ years of NOAA history.

US map of 76 daily heat records and 13 cold records broken on July 20, 2026
Heat records (orange) and cold records (blue) by state on July 20, 2026. Gray = no records. Source: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily.
76
Daily heat records
13
Daily cold records
18
States affected
Longest-standing record broken

BURLEY MUNI AP, ID broke a heat record that had stood since 1970 56 years. The old mark was 97°F; the new one is 100°F.

Biggest Heat Records

103°F
+11° over old record
RANDOLPH, UT
Beat 92°F from 2003 · 38 yrs of record
Old record stood 23 years
91°F
+7° over old record
Willow Creek, WY
Beat 84°F from 2007 · 42 yrs of record
Old record stood 19 years
90°F
+6° over old record
Kendall R.S., WY
Beat 85°F from 1989 · 40 yrs of record
Old record stood 37 years
91°F
+6° over old record
Hams Fork, WY
Beat 85°F from 2003 · 40 yrs of record
Old record stood 23 years
91°F
+5° over old record
Atlanta Summit, ID
Beat 86°F from 2003 · 36 yrs of record
Old record stood 23 years
95°F
+4° over old record
FONTENELLE DAM, WY
Beat 91°F from 2005 · 53 yrs of record
Old record stood 21 years
106°F
+4° over old record
NEW SALEM 5NW, ND
Beat 102°F from 2012 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 14 years
83°F
+3° over old record
Pole Creek R.S., NV
Beat 80°F from 2013 · 35 yrs of record
Old record stood 13 years
100°F
+3° over old record
BURLEY MUNI AP, ID
Beat 97°F from 1970 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 56 years
91°F
+3° over old record
Base Camp, WY
Beat 88°F from 2003 · 37 yrs of record
Old record stood 23 years
96°F
+3° over old record
FOSSIL BUTTE, WY
Beat 93°F from 2003 · 34 yrs of record
Old record stood 23 years
89°F
+3° over old record
Cottonwood Creek, WY
Beat 86°F from 2005 · 35 yrs of record
Old record stood 21 years

Biggest Cold Records

45°F
+7° over old record
DECATUR WTP, IL
Beat 52°F from 1971 · 52 yrs of record
Old record stood 55 years
37°F
+5° over old record
PORT ALCAN, AK
Beat 42°F from 2005 · 34 yrs of record
Old record stood 21 years
54°F
+3° over old record
NEW HAVEN TWEED AP, CT
Beat 57°F from 2003 · 32 yrs of record
Old record stood 23 years
39°F
+3° over old record
KODIAK AP, AK
Beat 42°F from 1971 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 55 years
41°F
+3° over old record
HAINES 40NW, AK
Beat 44°F from 2018 · 32 yrs of record
Old record stood 8 years
50°F
+3° over old record
POUGHKEEPSIE AP, NY
Beat 53°F from 2001 · 49 yrs of record
Old record stood 25 years
43°F
+1° over old record
BRADFORD 4SW RSCH 5, PA
Beat 44°F from 2003 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 23 years
39°F
+1° over old record
COLD BAY AP, AK
Beat 40°F from 1971 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 55 years
44°F
+1° over old record
NORWICH, NY
Beat 45°F from 2018 · 54 yrs of record
Old record stood 8 years
44°F
+1° over old record
LITTLE VALLEY, NY
Beat 45°F from 1997 · 52 yrs of record
Old record stood 29 years
53°F
+1° over old record
ROCHESTER, MA
Beat 54°F from 1999 · 55 yrs of record
Old record stood 27 years
53°F
+1° over old record
HINGHAM, MA
Beat 54°F from 2001 · 56 yrs of record
Old record stood 25 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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