Weather Records on 26 May 1910

47 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1910. Highest significance: Adelaide West Terrace, AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1910

On 26 May 1910, 47 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 41 daily.
Adelaide West Terrace set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 26 May 1910.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

47 stations

47 station records on 26 May 1910 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1910: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

47 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1910 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 22.

Records on 26 May 1910 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1910 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 41.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records

Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1910

Top 20 records on 26 May 1910 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1910	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1910	Port Augusta Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1910	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1910	Adelaide (Thorndon Park), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1910	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1910	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1910	Streaky Bay, AU	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1910	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1910	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	monthly high min	16.4 C (61.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1910	Halifax, CA	monthly high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1910	Truro, CA	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1910	Tartu, EE	daily rain	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1910	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1910	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1910	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1910	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1910	Quebec, CA	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	8 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1910	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1910	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	23.7 C (74.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1910	Parry Sound, CA	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	23 years	15 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 1910

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1910. 1910 had 47 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-26 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1817	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	2
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1867	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1876	1
1877	1
1879	3
1880	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	5
1890	7
1891	2
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	11
1901	12
1902	5
1903	16
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	20
1909	9
1910	47
1911	42
1912	40
1913	49
1914	86
1915	13
1916	24
1917	33
1918	29
1919	37
1920	54
1921	63
1922	64
1923	74
1924	122
1925	570
1926	188
1927	141
1928	144
1929	110
1930	201
1931	289
1932	299
1933	475
1934	247
1935	191
1936	340
1937	255
1938	624
1939	253
1940	242
1941	322
1942	782
1943	473
1944	469
1945	279
1946	385
1947	587
1948	308
1949	438
1950	1,010
1951	542
1952	243
1953	996
1954	427
1955	1,208
1956	549
1957	351
1958	548
1959	391
1960	293
1961	800
1962	450
1963	398
1964	590
1965	621
1966	403
1967	954
1968	518
1969	621
1970	404
1971	533
1972	438
1973	609
1974	662
1975	495
1976	476
1977	561
1978	648
1979	1,243
1980	909
1981	1,077
1982	662
1983	1,173
1984	798
1985	582
1986	629
1987	913
1988	810
1989	1,173
1990	750
1991	1,352
1992	1,733
1993	998
1994	785
1995	936
1996	1,389
1997	967
1998	1,065
1999	581
2000	1,181
2001	848
2002	574
2003	1,069
2004	934
2005	827
2006	966
2007	1,180
2008	812
2009	938
2010	1,083
2011	1,109
2012	1,422
2013	905
2014	696
2015	502
2016	648
2017	483
2018	1,052
2019	779
2020	792
2021	566
2022	753
2023	376
2024	688
2025	546
2026	1,330

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	28
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	4
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2