Weather Records on 26 May 1945

279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1945. Highest significance: Debrecen Airport, HU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1945

On 26 May 1945, 279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 272 daily.
Debrecen Airport set a daily record precipitation of 41.0 mm (1.6 in) on 26 May 1945.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

279 stations

279 station records on 26 May 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Urvakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talent	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

279 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 May 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 May 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 272.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records

Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1945

Top 20 records on 26 May 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1945	Debrecen Airport, HU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1945	Urvakonda, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1945	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1945	Orangajuli, IN	daily rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1945	Pithapuram, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1945	Gondwara(Kohra), IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1945	Chickballapur, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1945	Ponce 4 E, PR	all-time rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1945	Jalugudi, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1945	Yreka, US	monthly rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1945	Williamsburg 2, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1945	Currais Novos, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1945	Genoa, IT	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1945	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1945	Monticello, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1945	Channagiri, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1945	Karlstad, SE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1945	Tumkur, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1945	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1945	Kunigal, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	8 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1945. 1945 had 279 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 20	208
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1