Weather Records on 26 May 1922

64 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1922. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 26 May 1922

On 26 May 1922, 64 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 58 daily.
Milan set a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.0 C (71.6 F) on 26 May 1922.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

64 stations

64 station records on 26 May 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

64 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 May 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 58.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records

Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1922

Top 20 records on 26 May 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1922	Milan, IT	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	142 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1922	Clarksville, US	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Syktyvkar, RU	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Nurnberg, DE	monthly high min	16.8 C (62.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Portland Rfc City, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Astrakan, RU	daily high min	19.5 C (67.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily high max	34.0 C (93.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Plauen, DE	daily high max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Gainesville UNIV of Fl, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1922	Great Falls 16St, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	22 years	16 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1922. 1922 had 64 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-26 in each year
Year	Records
1814	1
1817	1
1839	1
1841	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	2
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1867	2
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1871	1
1876	1
1877	1
1879	3
1880	6
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	5
1890	7
1891	2
1892	5
1894	3
1895	2
1896	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	11
1901	12
1902	5
1903	16
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	20
1909	9
1910	47
1911	42
1912	40
1913	49
1914	86
1915	13
1916	24
1917	33
1918	29
1919	37
1920	54
1921	63
1922	64
1923	74
1924	122
1925	570
1926	188
1927	141
1928	144
1929	110
1930	201
1931	289
1932	299
1933	475
1934	247
1935	191
1936	340
1937	255
1938	624
1939	253
1940	242
1941	322
1942	782
1943	473
1944	469
1945	279
1946	385
1947	587
1948	308
1949	438
1950	1,010
1951	542
1952	243
1953	996
1954	427
1955	1,208
1956	549
1957	351
1958	548
1959	391
1960	293
1961	800
1962	450
1963	398
1964	590
1965	621
1966	403
1967	954
1968	518
1969	621
1970	404
1971	533
1972	438
1973	609
1974	662
1975	495
1976	476
1977	561
1978	648
1979	1,243
1980	909
1981	1,077
1982	662
1983	1,173
1984	798
1985	582
1986	629
1987	913
1988	810
1989	1,173
1990	750
1991	1,352
1992	1,733
1993	998
1994	785
1995	936
1996	1,389
1997	967
1998	1,065
1999	581
2000	1,181
2001	848
2002	574
2003	1,069
2004	934
2005	827
2006	966
2007	1,180
2008	812
2009	938
2010	1,083
2011	1,109
2012	1,422
2013	905
2014	696
2015	502
2016	648
2017	483
2018	1,052
2019	779
2020	792
2021	566
2022	753
2023	376
2024	688
2025	546
2026	1,330

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1922
Margin	Records
0 to 10	47
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1