Weather Records on 26 May 1942

782 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1942. Highest significance: Listowel Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1942

On 26 May 1942, 782 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 707 daily.
Listowel Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.1 mm (4.0 in) on 26 May 1942.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

782 stations

782 station records on 26 May 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Albert (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geraldine 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

782 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 611.

Records on 26 May 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	611
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1942 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 73, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1942

Top 20 records on 26 May 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1942	Listowel Downs, AU	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1942	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1942	Boonville, US	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1942	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1942	Quabathoo, AU	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1942	Fort Bourke, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1942	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1942	Milroy, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1942	Ruthven, AU	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1942	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1942	Emmet Downs, AU	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1942	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1942	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1942	Gnomery, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1942	Albert (the Meadows), AU	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1942	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1942	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1942	Robben Island (Vrt), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1942	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1942	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	55 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1942. 1942 had 782 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 1942-05-26: 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	571
20 to 40	100
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1