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Weather Records on 26 May 1918

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1918. Highest significance: Watford, CA.

Key Facts for 26 May 1918

  • On 26 May 1918, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Watford set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 26 May 1918.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 26 May 1918 29 station records on 26 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 26 May 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 May 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WatfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
WestminsterCanadaRecord daily precipitation58.9 mm (2.3 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
London SouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature4.7 C (40.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-1.4 C (29.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
StorrsUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord low maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord low maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
ParisCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 26 May 1918 by type Records set or tied on 26 May 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 9. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 12Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 May 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 9.
Records on 26 May 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum12
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 May 1918 by timescale Records on 26 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 May 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 26 May 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1918 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 35.6. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 205 to 10: 210 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 130 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
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 35.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 520
5 to 102
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1918
Top 20 records on 26 May 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 May 1918Watford, CAdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)35.6 mm (1.4 in)13 years47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1918Westminster, CAdaily rain58.9 mm (2.3 in)28.4 mm (1.1 in)34 years39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1918Medicine Hat A, CAdaily low min-6.1 C (21.0 F)8.3 C (14.9 F)13 years25 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Alton, CAdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)9 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)39 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918London South, CAdaily rain42.4 mm (1.7 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)11 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Winnemucca AP, USdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Lucknow, CAdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Belle Isle, CAdaily low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Magdeburg, DEdaily low min4.7 C (40.5 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Kristianstad, SEdaily low min3.0 C (37.4 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low max4.4 C (39.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min-1.4 C (29.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily low min-3.3 C (26.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Haliburton A, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918St. Petersburg, RUdaily low min0.5 C (32.9 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Ekaterinburg, RUdaily low min-2.8 C (27.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low min5.6 C (42.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1918Storrs, USdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)21 years11 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 1918
Records on 05-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1918. 1918 had 29 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 1918. 1918 had 29 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).