Weather Records on 26 May 1931

289 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1931. Highest significance: Castlewood, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1931

On 26 May 1931, 289 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 267 daily.
Castlewood set an all-time record daily precipitation of 122.7 mm (4.8 in) on 26 May 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

289 stations

289 station records on 26 May 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ledknapper Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Honnali	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

289 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 98.

Records on 26 May 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 267.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

243 broken records

Margins by which the 243 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

26 May 1931

Top 20 records on 26 May 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1931	Castlewood, US	all-time rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1931	Ledknapper Tank, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1931	Penong (Penalumba), AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1931	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1931	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1931	Serampore, IN	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1931	Gravette, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1931	Collerina (Corrella), AU	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1931	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1931	Kalahasti, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1931	Wyanga (Barcoo), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1931	Honnali, IN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1931	Morganton, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1931	Uccle, BE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1931	Rayakottah, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1931	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1931	Vilatnikulam, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1931	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1931	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1931	Weissenburg, DE	monthly high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	48 years	29 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1931. 1931 had 289 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	200
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2