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Weather Records on 26 May 1912

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1912. Highest significance: Robertson, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 May 1912

  • On 26 May 1912, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 39 daily.
  • Robertson set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 26 May 1912.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

40 stations
Weather records on 26 May 1912 40 station records on 26 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
40 station records on 26 May 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 May 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
RobertsonSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature4.1 C (39.4 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VasileviciBelarusRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska SandonSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn PlatteklipSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
LandsortSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature28.3 C (82.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature35.6 C (96.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
GospicCroatiaRecord daily precipitation21.2 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.7 mm (0.34 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire DepotAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Yan YeanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
TurkestanKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation5.2 mm (0.20 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
RiversdaleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low maximum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature6.4 C (43.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord low maximum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong (Comberoond)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ElmoreAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature32.8 C (91.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records
Records on 26 May 1912 by type Records set or tied on 26 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 25. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 25Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 May 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 25.
Records on 26 May 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall25
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 May 1912 by timescale Records on 26 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 39. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 39all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 May 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 39.
Records on 26 May 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily39

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1912 Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.6. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 305 to 10: 310 to 15: 315 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 530
5 to 103
10 to 153
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1912
Top 20 records on 26 May 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 May 1912Robertson, ZAdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 years37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1912Uccle, BEdaily low min4.1 C (39.4 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)67 years28 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Piketberg (Pol), ZAdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)7 years27 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Holmogadd A, SEmonthly rain25.1 mm (1.0 in)3.9 mm (0.15 in)13 years25 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Stockholm, SEdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Vasilevici, BYdaily rain23.9 mm (0.9 in)12.8 mm (0.5 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Harnosand, SEdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)10.3 mm (0.4 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)74 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Gotska Sandon, SEdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)38 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZAdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Landsort, SEdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)21 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Dalhousie, CAdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Salzburg, ATdaily low max9.0 C (48.2 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high max35.6 C (96.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Kew, AUdaily rain17.5 mm (0.7 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Gospic, HRdaily rain21.2 mm (0.8 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Orskar_A, SEdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1912Pitea, SEdaily rain8.7 mm (0.34 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)19 years13 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 1912
Records on 05-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1912. 1912 had 40 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 1912. 1912 had 40 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).