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Weather Records on 26 May 1920

54 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1920. Highest significance: Karumba Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1920

  • On 26 May 1920, 54 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 34 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 51 daily.
  • Karumba Pilot Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 26 May 1920.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

54 stations
Weather records on 26 May 1920 54 station records on 26 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
54 station records on 26 May 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 May 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Karumba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.9 mm (1.6 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature15.4 C (59.7 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
HoornNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation24.8 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature12.4 C (54.3 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high minimum temperature14.3 C (57.7 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.7 C (58.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
TuttlingenGermanyRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature23.3 C (73.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-SeefahrtschuleGermanyRecord high minimum temperature16.8 C (62.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature12.4 C (54.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation17.2 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord high minimum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord high maximum temperature34.0 C (93.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
GrantvilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
MettenGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.5 C (56.3 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.3 C (59.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
AltentreptowGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.8 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature18.4 C (65.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature17.7 C (63.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
ChitaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature13.7 C (56.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
WeimarGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature15.9 C (60.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature29.6 C (85.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-ZellerfeldGermanyRecord high minimum temperature14.9 C (58.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'RussiaRecord daily precipitation17.6 mm (0.7 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2United StatesRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

54 records
Records on 26 May 1920 by type Records set or tied on 26 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 16. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 26Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 16Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 May 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 16.
Records on 26 May 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum26
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall16
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 May 1920 by timescale Records on 26 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 51. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 51all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 May 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 51.
Records on 26 May 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily51

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1920 Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.3. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 2: 282 to 4: 134 to 6: 26 to 8: 38 to 10: 110 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 228
2 to 413
4 to 62
6 to 83
8 to 101
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1920
Top 20 records on 26 May 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 May 1920Karumba Pilot Station, AUmonthly rain39.9 mm (1.6 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)30 years31 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max20.6 C (69.1 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)42 years27 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily high max22.2 C (72.0 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)47 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Magdeburg, DEmonthly high min18.0 C (64.4 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)27 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)38 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Nordby (Fano), DKmonthly high min15.4 C (59.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Hoorn, NLdaily rain24.8 mm (1.0 in)13.3 mm (0.5 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Qu'appelle, CAdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Cet Central England, GBdaily high min12.4 C (54.3 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)38 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily high min14.3 C (57.7 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)30 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Innsbruck, ATdaily high min13.8 C (56.8 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Cottbus, DEdaily high min14.7 C (58.5 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Tuttlingen, DEdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)10 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Saint John, CAdaily high max23.3 C (73.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)9 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DEdaily high min16.8 C (62.2 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily high min12.4 C (54.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Tomsk, RUdaily rain17.2 mm (0.7 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)29 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1920Boras, SEdaily high min11.5 C (52.7 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)30 years15 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 1920
Records on 05-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1920. 1920 had 54 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 1920. 1920 had 54 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).