Weather Records on 26 May 1947

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1947. Highest significance: Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1947

On 26 May 1947, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 554 daily.
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 26 May 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 26 May 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bicheno (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bungeworgorai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 26 May 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

481 broken records

Margins by which the 481 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 62.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1947

Top 20 records on 26 May 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1947	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1947	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1947	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Cambridge (Milford), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Kingston, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Katbari, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Arcadia, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Matamoras, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Lowan Hills, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Redford, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Millthorpe (Inala), AU	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1947	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	39 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1947. 1947 had 587 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 10	374
10 to 20	69
20 to 30	27
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1