Weather Records on 26 May 1950

1,010 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1950. Highest significance: Roseworthy Agric College, AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1950

On 26 May 1950, 1,010 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 312 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 984 daily.
Roseworthy Agric College set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 26 May 1950.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

1,010 stations

1,010 station records on 26 May 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale (Springvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Garrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moogooree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marrabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,010 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 586, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 26 May 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	586
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 984.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

918 broken records

Margins by which the 918 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1950

Top 20 records on 26 May 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1950	Roseworthy Agric College, AU	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1950	Johnstown, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1950	Whim Creek, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Watervale, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Dutton, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Lyons River, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Mathoura (Mathoura Station), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Merton Weir Farm, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Williambury, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Muenster, DE	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Snyder, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Farrell Flat, AU	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Watervale (Springvale), AU	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1950	Manoora, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	47 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1950. 1950 had 1,010 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 1950-05-26: 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	827
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	26
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2