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Weather Records on 26 May 1917

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1917. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 26 May 1917

  • On 26 May 1917, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Armagh set a daily record high minimum temperature of 13.0 C (55.4 F) on 26 May 1917.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 26 May 1917 33 station records on 26 May 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 26 May 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 May 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DromanaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature10.3 C (50.5 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
ThornboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Powell CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature25.4 C (77.7 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high maximum temperature23.0 C (73.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
State CollegeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord low maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation13.6 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature14.8 C (58.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SimferopolUkraineRecord low minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
MusgraveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Yalgogrin SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ColinroobieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Puckawidgee BackAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high maximum temperature25.5 C (77.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 26 May 1917 by type Records set or tied on 26 May 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 7Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 May 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 26 May 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum7
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 May 1917 by timescale Records on 26 May 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 May 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 32.
Records on 26 May 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1917 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.3. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 3: 183 to 5: 35 to 8: 38 to 10: 110 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 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 318
3 to 53
5 to 83
8 to 101
10 to 130
13 to 150
15 to 180
18 to 201

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1917
Top 20 records on 26 May 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 May 1917Armagh, GBdaily high min13.0 C (55.4 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)68 years35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1917Morgantown 1, USdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)6.2 C (11.2 F)39 years27 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Herberton White St, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Galway, IEdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Dromana, AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Durham, GBdaily high min12.8 C (55.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max10.3 C (50.5 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Sheffield, GBdaily high min13.3 C (55.9 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Thornborough, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)3 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Powell Creek, AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max25.4 C (77.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)27 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Sveg, SEdaily high max23.0 C (73.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Port Stanley, CAdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917State College, USdaily low min3.9 C (39.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Owen Sound, CAdaily low max10.6 C (51.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Armagh, GBdaily rain13.6 mm (0.5 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high min11.7 C (53.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Kremsmuenster, ATdaily high min14.8 C (58.6 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Simferopol, UAdaily low min2.0 C (35.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1917Musgrave, AUdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)16 years8 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 1917
Records on 05-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1917. 1917 had 33 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 1917. 1917 had 33 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).