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Weather Records on 26 May 1916

24 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1916. Highest significance: Prince Albert, CA.

Key Facts for 26 May 1916

  • On 26 May 1916, 24 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Prince Albert set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 26 May 1916.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

24 stations
Weather records on 26 May 1916 24 station records on 26 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
24 station records on 26 May 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 May 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord daily precipitation34.8 mm (1.4 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
FreiburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation36.7 mm (1.4 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation47.3 mm (1.9 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation39.8 mm (1.6 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.0 cm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature27.5 C (81.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
WangeroogeGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PermRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.1 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord low maximum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
JunseleSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature29.0 C (84.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.4 mm (0.17 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.3 C (59.5 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

24 records
Records on 26 May 1916 by type Records set or tied on 26 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 May 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 26 May 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 May 1916 by timescale Records on 26 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 May 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 23.
Records on 26 May 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1916 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.6. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 125 to 10: 210 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 30 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 512
5 to 102
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 253

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1916
Top 20 records on 26 May 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 May 1916Prince Albert, CAdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)29 years46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1916Freiburg, DEdaily rain36.7 mm (1.4 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)34 years44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1916Gorlitz, DEdaily rain47.3 mm (1.9 in)15.9 mm (0.6 in)15 years31 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Harnosand, SEmonthly rain39.8 mm (1.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)17 years29 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Grenfell, CAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)5 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Milan, ITdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Montgomery Wb City, USdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Swift Current, CAdaily snowfall2.0 cm (0.8 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Hvar, HRdaily high max27.5 C (81.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Wangerooge, DEdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Sable Island East End, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Parnu, EEdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Perm, RUdaily rain10.1 mm (0.4 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Bjuraker, SEdaily low max6.8 C (44.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Prince Albert, CAdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)5 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Junsele, SEdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)6 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily high max29.0 C (84.2 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AUdaily rain39.1 mm (1.5 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)3 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1916Ekaterinburg, RUdaily rain (Tie)4.4 mm (0.17 in)tie21 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 1916
Records on 05-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1916. 1916 had 24 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 1916. 1916 had 24 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).