Weather Records on 26 May 1925

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1925. Highest significance: Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1925

On 26 May 1925, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 323 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 561 daily.
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 26 May 1925.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 26 May 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mandamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conapaira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Accord	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 255, Heaviest daily rainfall 239.

Records on 26 May 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	255
Heaviest daily rainfall	239
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1925 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 561.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 121.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1925

Top 20 records on 26 May 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1925	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	all-time rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	2 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1925	Bygoo, AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Lake Cowal, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Barmedman Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Binya (Merribee), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Berthong, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	all-time rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Mandamar, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Araluen Post Office, AU	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Argoon, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Benerembah, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Carrathool (Gum Creek), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Gunbar, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1925	Conapaira, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1925. 1925 had 570 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 2026-10-16 (16 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	476
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1