Weather Records on 26 May 1929

110 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1929. Highest significance: Moab, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1929

On 26 May 1929, 110 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 106 daily.
Moab set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 26 May 1929.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 434 records.

Record Map

110 stations

110 station records on 26 May 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang (Goomgerah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

110 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 26 May 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 106.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

87 broken records

Margins by which the 87 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1929

Top 20 records on 26 May 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1929	Moab, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1929	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1929	Tuscumbia, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Buchan (Gillingall), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Bonang (Goomgerah), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Setif, DZ	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Grand Coteau, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Bjuraker, SE	monthly high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Abbeville, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Napoleon, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Noorinbee, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Skara 1, SE	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	15 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1929	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	44 years	18 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1929. 1929 had 110 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 10	74
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1