Weather Records on 26 May 1930

201 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1930. Highest significance: Boras, SE.

Key Facts for 26 May 1930

On 26 May 1930, 201 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 197 daily.
Boras set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 26 May 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

201 stations

201 station records on 26 May 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nesbyen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

201 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 28.

Records on 26 May 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 197.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

153 broken records

Margins by which the 153 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1930

Top 20 records on 26 May 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1930	Boras, SE	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1930	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Snoqualmie Falls, US	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	3 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Orebro, SE	daily high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	North Bridgton, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Portland, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Prattville, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Middletown 4 W, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Waterville Wwtp, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Svirica, RU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1930	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	46 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

1814 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1930. 1930 had 201 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 5	138
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1