Weather Records on 9 May 1926

196 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 May 1926. Highest significance: Beechal, AU.

Key Facts for 9 May 1926

On 9 May 1926, 196 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 187 daily.
Beechal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 9 May 1926.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

196 stations

196 station records on 9 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 May 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Yandama Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yathong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

196 records

Records set or tied on 9 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 May 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 187.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

154 broken records

Margins by which the 154 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 May 1926

Top 20 records on 9 May 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1926	Beechal, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 May 1926	Norley Station, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1926	Quabathoo, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1926	Bourke (Beemery), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1926	Yantabulla (Brindingabba), AU	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1926	Milan, IT	daily low min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 1926	Barrow Creek, AU	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1926	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1926	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	62 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1926	Cap Madeleine, CA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1926	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1926	Fulton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1926	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1926	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1926	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1926	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1926	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1926	Grant City, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1926	Crete 4ESE, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1926	Hoburg, SE	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	20 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

1793 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 196 records.

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

Records on 05-09 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1806	1
1810	1
1823	1
1834	1
1838	1
1843	1
1845	2
1846	1
1848	1
1850	2
1855	2
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1867	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1879	4
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	3
1885	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1895	2
1896	4
1897	3
1898	3
1899	2
1900	2
1901	9
1902	8
1903	9
1904	14
1905	34
1906	41
1907	11
1908	16
1909	34
1910	45
1911	23
1912	23
1913	15
1914	43
1915	27
1916	26
1917	50
1918	49
1919	47
1920	56
1921	102
1922	45
1923	461
1924	262
1925	123
1926	196
1927	343
1928	302
1929	166
1930	526
1931	411
1932	132
1933	482
1934	750
1935	111
1936	622
1937	128
1938	171
1939	345
1940	237
1941	335
1942	180
1943	524
1944	412
1945	538
1946	278
1947	1,145
1948	379
1949	417
1950	660
1951	188
1952	348
1953	507
1954	489
1955	288
1956	722
1957	505
1958	355
1959	252
1960	748
1961	516
1962	435
1963	1,103
1964	503
1965	730
1966	994
1967	681
1968	545
1969	653
1970	372
1971	338
1972	587
1973	386
1974	699
1975	465
1976	714
1977	931
1978	649
1979	1,605
1980	1,030
1981	639
1982	523
1983	872
1984	892
1985	829
1986	1,253
1987	1,481
1988	594
1989	1,347
1990	850
1991	759
1992	1,476
1993	967
1994	573
1995	960
1996	1,260
1997	1,088
1998	1,182
1999	970
2000	1,114
2001	969
2002	1,489
2003	1,802
2004	926
2005	851
2006	738
2007	765
2008	693
2009	816
2010	764
2011	1,104
2012	686
2013	684
2014	754
2015	689
2016	917
2017	539
2018	879
2019	1,043
2020	1,673
2021	501
2022	1,308
2023	474
2024	792
2025	622
2026	309

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	123
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1