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Weather Records on 26 May 1924

122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1924. Highest significance: Athens, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1924

  • On 26 May 1924, 122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 122 daily.
  • Athens set a daily record low minimum temperature of 8.3 C (46.9 F) on 26 May 1924.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

122 stations
Weather records on 26 May 1924 122 station records on 26 May 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
122 station records on 26 May 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 May 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
AthensUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
StuttgartUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MettenGermanyRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CollbranUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SedanUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
DeltaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 SUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
MauzyUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low minimum temperature5.1 C (41.2 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage PltUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Mt SterlingUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
LouisburgUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
AshlandUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
PalestineUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ColumbusUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
JeffersonvilleUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
ScottsburgUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Yates CtrUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City WtpUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Upper SanduskyUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Hot SpringsUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
RockvilleUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
DecorahUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
WaverlyUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HewittUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation62.7 mm (2.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon WwtpUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SWUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 NUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Mt VernonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
AltaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 NUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7NUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
MohallUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
GreenUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TiffinUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans AudubonUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bee BranchUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
GreenvilleUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 EUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers FallsUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
HillsboroUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
CarthageUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb FldUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur WtpUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GriggsvilleUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 NUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 EUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

122 records
Records on 26 May 1924 by type Records set or tied on 26 May 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 13. 020406080Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 27Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 71Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 May 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 13.
Records on 26 May 1924 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum27
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum71
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 May 1924 by timescale Records on 26 May 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 122. 050100150all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 122all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 May 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 122.
Records on 26 May 1924 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily122

How Much Records Were Beaten By

91 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1924 Margins by which the 91 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.6. Ties are not counted. 0204060800 to 5: 805 to 10: 710 to 15: 115 to 20: 220 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 91 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1924
MarginRecords
0 to 580
5 to 107
10 to 151
15 to 202
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1924
Top 20 records on 26 May 1924 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 May 1924Athens, USdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)37 years24 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)47 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Stuttgart, USdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)18 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Halmstad, SEdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Metten, DEdaily rain21.0 mm (0.8 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Arhangelsk, RUdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Collbran, USdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Sedan, USdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Delta, USdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)4 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Union Springs 9 S, USdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Mauzy, USdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Tashkent, UZdaily low min5.1 C (41.2 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Madison Sewage Plt, USdaily low min3.9 C (39.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Mt Sterling, USdaily low min3.3 C (37.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Lebanon 2W, USdaily low max17.8 C (64.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Louisburg, USdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Ashland, USdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Palestine, USdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Butlerville 2 WNW, USdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1924Columbus, USdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 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 1924
Records on 05-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1924. 1924 had 122 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 1924. 1924 had 122 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).