Weather Records on 26 May 1941

322 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1941. Highest significance: Mtn View 91, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1941

On 26 May 1941, 322 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 311 daily.
Mtn View 91 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 181.1 mm (7.1 in) on 26 May 1941.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

322 stations

322 station records on 26 May 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kumily	India	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ketty	India	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Fork Mntc STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watchupga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

322 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 152.

Records on 26 May 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 84.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1941

Top 20 records on 26 May 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1941	Mtn View 91, US	monthly rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1941	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1941	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1941	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1941	Touws River, ZA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1941	Munising, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1941	Alice Downs, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1941	Kumily, IN	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1941	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1941	Ketty, IN	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1941	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1941	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1941	Barrage Temiscamingue, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1941	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1941	Noyyatinkara, IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1941	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1941	Goalpara, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1941	Salmon AP, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1941	Nigriting, IN	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1941	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	30 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1941. 1941 had 322 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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Data for records on 1941-05-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	236
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2