Weather Records on 26 May 1932

299 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1932. Highest significance: Toronto Agincourt, CA.

Key Facts for 26 May 1932

On 26 May 1932, 299 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 286 daily.
Toronto Agincourt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 26 May 1932.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

299 stations

299 station records on 26 May 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bantwal	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karkal	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gudalur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kanakapura	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anklam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

299 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 May 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 May 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 286.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 179.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1932

Top 20 records on 26 May 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1932	Toronto Agincourt, CA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1932	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Bantwal, IN	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Thiruvalla, IN	daily rain	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Pala, IN	daily rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Adur, IN	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Lungleh, IN	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Malda, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Reserve, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Kuturi, IN	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Mavelikara, IN	monthly rain	193.5 mm (7.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Haripad, IN	monthly rain	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Kottarakara, IN	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Wayne, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1932	Changenachery, IN	monthly rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	35 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1932. 1932 had 299 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 25	215
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1