Weather Records on 26 May 1934

247 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1934. Highest significance: Glendive, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1934

On 26 May 1934, 247 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 233 daily.
Glendive set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 38.9 C (102.0 F) on 26 May 1934.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

247 stations

247 station records on 26 May 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

247 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 51.

Records on 26 May 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 233.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

177 broken records

Margins by which the 177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 33.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1934

Top 20 records on 26 May 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1934	Glendive, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Cle Elum, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	57 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	3.8 C (38.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	59 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Wasco, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Las Animas, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Glasgow #2, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Staunton Wtp, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	St Albans, CA	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Barduar, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Red Lodge, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Crow Agency, US	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Chatham, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Orje, NO	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Alamogordo 1, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low max	10.9 C (51.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1934	Osijek, HR	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	32 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1934. 1934 had 247 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	149
5 to 10	12
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	2
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	1