Weather Records on 11 May 1926

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 May 1926. Highest significance: Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU.

Key Facts for 11 May 1926

On 11 May 1926, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 448 daily.
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.4 mm (3.5 in) on 11 May 1926.
Across 156 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

472 stations

472 station records on 11 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 May 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tareena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murtho Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotslea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barsham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northcourt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 11 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 412, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 11 May 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	412
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

453 broken records

Margins by which the 453 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 May 1926

Top 20 records on 11 May 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 May 1926	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 May 1926	Tareena, AU	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Cubbaroo, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Millie, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Doreen, AU	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Blackville Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Odesa, UA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	May Vale, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Baan Baa, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1926	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	47 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1926. 1926 had 472 records.

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

Records on 05-11 in each year
Year	Records
1814	3
1832	1
1836	3
1837	1
1838	1
1848	2
1856	1
1860	2
1865	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	2
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1883	3
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1892	1
1893	3
1894	2
1895	4
1896	3
1897	6
1898	5
1900	7
1901	9
1902	6
1903	7
1904	6
1905	12
1906	21
1907	44
1908	9
1909	12
1910	16
1911	99
1912	21
1913	20
1914	20
1915	16
1916	22
1917	40
1918	54
1919	56
1920	181
1921	58
1922	61
1923	111
1924	239
1925	410
1926	472
1927	318
1928	252
1929	126
1930	380
1931	254
1932	170
1933	429
1934	332
1935	276
1936	363
1937	170
1938	141
1939	213
1940	340
1941	411
1942	389
1943	646
1944	408
1945	483
1946	747
1947	480
1948	407
1949	451
1950	285
1951	395
1952	629
1953	686
1954	492
1955	235
1956	942
1957	439
1958	499
1959	575
1960	809
1961	663
1962	670
1963	984
1964	299
1965	356
1966	992
1967	974
1968	909
1969	349
1970	764
1971	565
1972	673
1973	429
1974	795
1975	383
1976	509
1977	836
1978	1,070
1979	1,239
1980	693
1981	1,298
1982	624
1983	930
1984	666
1985	835
1986	684
1987	1,247
1988	485
1989	952
1990	935
1991	990
1992	728
1993	1,088
1994	633
1995	1,244
1996	1,088
1997	1,033
1998	1,315
1999	1,052
2000	1,286
2001	848
2002	845
2003	1,321
2004	834
2005	944
2006	822
2007	833
2008	1,015
2009	605
2010	1,292
2011	1,414
2012	1,181
2013	615
2014	662
2015	1,038
2016	497
2017	546
2018	988
2019	915
2020	1,068
2021	590
2022	1,470
2023	390
2024	579
2025	1,104
2026	797

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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	216
10 to 20	137
20 to 30	58
30 to 40	22
40 to 50	12
50 to 60	7
60 to 70	1