Weather Records on 26 May 1940

242 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1940. Highest significance: Gordon, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1940

On 26 May 1940, 242 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 239 daily.
Gordon set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 26 May 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

242 stations

242 station records on 26 May 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Purdum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Padwa	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chachora	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

242 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 62.

Records on 26 May 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

183 broken records

Margins by which the 183 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1940

Top 20 records on 26 May 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1940	Gordon, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1940	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1940	Colebrook, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1940	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1940	Pottsville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1940	Weldon, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1940	Mount Forest, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1940	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1940	Gothenburg, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1940	Purdum, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1940	Calera, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1940	Padwa, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1940	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1940	Ottumwa, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1940	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1940	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1940	N Loup, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1940	Hill City Muni AP, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1940	Zametchino, RU	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1940	Bajramaly, TM	monthly high min	25.7 C (78.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	11 years	21 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1940. 1940 had 242 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	166
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1