Weather Records on 26 May 1926

188 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1926. Highest significance: Meadow Valley Rs, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1926

On 26 May 1926, 188 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 171 daily.
Meadow Valley Rs set a daily record precipitation of 38.4 mm (1.5 in) on 26 May 1926.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

188 stations

188 station records on 26 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

188 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 May 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

121 broken records

Margins by which the 121 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1926

Top 20 records on 26 May 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1926	Meadow Valley Rs, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Grand River Lock, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Bisbee, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Afton, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Eau Claire, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Saint John, CA	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Charlottetown, CA	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Los Lunas, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Bisbee, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Bosque del Apache, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Carapook (the Gums), AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Trawalla, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Agricultural College, US	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Jeffersonville, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1926	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	19 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1926. 1926 had 188 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 2026-10-17 (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 3	87
3 to 5	15
5 to 8	5
8 to 10	3
10 to 13	4
13 to 15	2
15 to 18	3
18 to 20	2