Weather Records on 26 May 1943

473 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1943. Highest significance: Newton, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1943

On 26 May 1943, 473 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 466 daily.
Newton set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 26 May 1943.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

473 stations

473 station records on 26 May 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg 7 St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pottstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roebling	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

473 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 May 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 May 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 466.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

396 broken records

Margins by which the 396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1943

Top 20 records on 26 May 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1943	Newton, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Ridgway, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Bilaspur, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Bemetara, IN	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Woodstock, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Planknek, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Barud(Warud), IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Alfred, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Cheraw, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Phillipsburg, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Belvidere, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Wilmington City Hall, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Geneva Exp STN, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1943	Coffs Harbour, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	40 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1943. 1943 had 473 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 1943-05-26: 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 50	392
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1