Weather Records on 26 May 1949

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1949. Highest significance: Kimberley Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1949

On 26 May 1949, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 426 daily.
Kimberley Downs set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 26 May 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

438 stations

438 station records on 26 May 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sawar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karad	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonkatch	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roha	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhli	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warm Springs Agency	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vengurla	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Las Plumas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 26 May 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1949

Top 20 records on 26 May 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1949	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1949	Fossil Downs, AU	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1949	Sawar, IN	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1949	Liveringa Upper, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Mount Anderson, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Meda, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Cleburne, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Sardarpur, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Karad, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Leopold Downs, AU	all-time rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Noonkanbah, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Medha, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Arang, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Sawantwadi, IN	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1949	Yeeda, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1949. 1949 had 438 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 1949-05-26: 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	289
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1