Weather Records on 26 May 1944

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1944. Highest significance: Avoca, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 May 1944

On 26 May 1944, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 450 daily.
Avoca set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 26 May 1944.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 26 May 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vandergrift	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	India	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minneola	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 May 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 May 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1944

Top 20 records on 26 May 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1944	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Iguatu, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Vanrhysdorp, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Sattur, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	The Towers, ZA	all-time rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Vicosa Do Ceara, BR	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Madurai, IN	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Cimarron, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Blanco, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Goalpara, IN	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Cloudskraal, ZA	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Garden City, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1944	Lakhipur, IN	monthly rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1944	Syktyvkar, RU	monthly high min	17.9 C (64.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1944	Kerkeriya, IN	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1944	Aruppukottai, IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	33 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1944. 1944 had 469 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 1944-05-26: 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	337
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1