Weather Records on 26 May 1923

74 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1923. Highest significance: Calgary Int'l A, CA.

Key Facts for 26 May 1923

On 26 May 1923, 74 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 74 daily.
Calgary Int'l A set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 26 May 1923.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

74 stations

74 station records on 26 May 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Angel	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

74 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 May 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 74.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

58 broken records

Margins by which the 58 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1923

Top 20 records on 26 May 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1923	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Marshallville 6 S, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Astoria, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Gardiner, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Tranebjerg, DK	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Kaniva, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Chatham, CA	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Galway, IE	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Batesville, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	15.3 C (59.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Mt Angel, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Uccle, BE	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1923	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	32 years	14 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1923. 1923 had 74 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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Data for records on 1923-05-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 1923
Margin	Records
0 to 10	54
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1