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Weather Records on 26 May 1909

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1909. Highest significance: Milwaukee Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1909

  • On 26 May 1909, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Milwaukee Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 26 May 1909.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 26 May 1909 9 station records on 26 May 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 26 May 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 May 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord daily precipitation8.8 mm (0.35 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 26 May 1909 by type Records set or tied on 26 May 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 May 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 26 May 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 May 1909 by timescale Records on 26 May 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 May 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 26 May 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1909 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.3. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 3: 63 to 5: 05 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 13: 013 to 15: 015 to 18: 018 to 20: 10 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 36
3 to 50
5 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1909
Top 9 records on 26 May 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 May 1909Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)6 years24 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1909Dalhousie, CAdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1909Santa Fe, USdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1909Middletown 4 W, USdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1909Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily rain8.8 mm (0.35 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1909Fredericton Unb, CAdaily low min-1.7 C (28.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)2 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1909Sandvig, DKdaily low max9.0 C (48.2 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1909Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily rain (Tie)2.5 mm (0.10 in)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1814 to 1909
Records on 05-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1909. 1909 had 9 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001814: 11817: 11839: 11841: 11843: 11845: 11847: 21852: 11858: 11864: 31866: 11867: 21868: 31869: 11870: 11871: 11876: 11877: 11879: 31880: 61882: 21883: 11884: 11886: 21887: 11888: 11889: 51890: 71891: 21892: 51894: 31895: 21896: 11898: 11899: 31900: 111901: 121902: 51903: 161904: 101905: 101906: 91907: 241908: 201909: 91910: 471911: 421912: 401913: 491914: 861915: 131916: 241917: 331918: 291919: 371920: 541921: 631922: 641923: 741924: 1221925: 5701926: 1881927: 1411928: 1441929: 1101930: 2011931: 2891932: 2991933: 4751934: 2471935: 1911936: 3401937: 2551938: 6241939: 2531940: 2421941: 3221942: 7821943: 4731944: 4691945: 2791946: 3851947: 5871948: 3081949: 4381950: 1,0101951: 5421952: 2431953: 9961954: 4271955: 1,2081956: 5491957: 3511958: 5481959: 3911960: 2931961: 8001962: 4501963: 3981964: 5901965: 6211966: 4031967: 9541968: 5181969: 6211970: 4041971: 5331972: 4381973: 6091974: 6621975: 4951976: 4761977: 5611978: 6481979: 1,2431980: 9091981: 1,0771982: 6621983: 1,1731984: 7981985: 5821986: 6291987: 9131988: 8101989: 1,1731990: 7501991: 1,3521992: 1,7331993: 9981994: 7851995: 9361996: 1,3891997: 9671998: 1,0651999: 5812000: 1,1812001: 8482002: 5742003: 1,0692004: 9342005: 8272006: 9662007: 1,1802008: 8122009: 9382010: 1,0832011: 1,1092012: 1,4222013: 9052014: 6962015: 5022016: 6482017: 4832018: 1,0522019: 7792020: 7922021: 5662022: 7532023: 3762024: 6882025: 5462026: 1,3301814187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1909. 1909 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 05-26 in each year
YearRecords
18141
18171
18391
18411
18431
18451
18472
18521
18581
18643
18661
18672
18683
18691
18701
18711
18761
18771
18793
18806
18822
18831
18841
18862
18871
18881
18895
18907
18912
18925
18943
18952
18961
18981
18993
190011
190112
19025
190316
190410
190510
19069
190724
190820
19099
191047
191142
191240
191349
191486
191513
191624
191733
191829
191937
192054
192163
192264
192374
1924122
1925570
1926188
1927141
1928144
1929110
1930201
1931289
1932299
1933475
1934247
1935191
1936340
1937255
1938624
1939253
1940242
1941322
1942782
1943473
1944469
1945279
1946385
1947587
1948308
1949438
19501,010
1951542
1952243
1953996
1954427
19551,208
1956549
1957351
1958548
1959391
1960293
1961800
1962450
1963398
1964590
1965621
1966403
1967954
1968518
1969621
1970404
1971533
1972438
1973609
1974662
1975495
1976476
1977561
1978648
19791,243
1980909
19811,077
1982662
19831,173
1984798
1985582
1986629
1987913
1988810
19891,173
1990750
19911,352
19921,733
1993998
1994785
1995936
19961,389
1997967
19981,065
1999581
20001,181
2001848
2002574
20031,069
2004934
2005827
2006966
20071,180
2008812
2009938
20101,083
20111,109
20121,422
2013905
2014696
2015502
2016648
2017483
20181,052
2019779
2020792
2021566
2022753
2023376
2024688
2025546
20261,330

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).