Weather Records on 26 October 1950

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 October 1950. Highest significance: St Marys (Cullenswood), AU.

Key Facts for 26 October 1950

On 26 October 1950, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 645 daily.
St Marys (Cullenswood) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 26 October 1950.
Across 157 earlier years (1816 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

654 stations

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

Weather records on 26 October 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arroyo Seco	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Del Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Las Plumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lottah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blessington Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carrick (Oaks Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurs Lake (Upper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearlake Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 26 October 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 407, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 26 October 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	407
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 October 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 October 1950

Top 20 records on 26 October 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 October 1950	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1950	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1950	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1950	Ormley, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1950	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 October 1950	Avoca (Railway House), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1950	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1950	Los Gatos, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1950	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1950	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1950	Arroyo Seco, US	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1950	Del Monte, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1950	Swansea (Kelvedon), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1950	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1950	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1950	Oroville Brg, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1950	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1950	Las Plumas, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1950	Lottah, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 October 1950	Tower Hill, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	50 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

1816 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1816 to 1950. 1950 had 654 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-26 in each year
Year	Records
1816	1
1831	1
1832	1
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1849	1
1856	1
1859	1
1861	1
1864	1
1866	3
1868	2
1870	1
1871	4
1874	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	8
1888	6
1889	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	2
1895	2
1898	2
1899	7
1900	5
1901	4
1902	4
1903	16
1904	6
1905	18
1906	8
1907	12
1908	25
1909	10
1910	10
1911	7
1912	24
1913	38
1914	27
1915	34
1916	59
1917	47
1918	58
1919	72
1920	57
1921	33
1922	147
1923	68
1924	102
1925	185
1926	381
1927	522
1928	174
1929	137
1930	228
1931	359
1932	468
1933	605
1934	331
1935	174
1936	528
1937	248
1938	201
1939	1,140
1940	516
1941	688
1942	926
1943	466
1944	357
1945	434
1946	481
1947	533
1948	158
1949	368
1950	654
1951	337
1952	417
1953	449
1954	728
1955	484
1956	378
1957	1,082
1958	187
1959	488
1960	315
1961	214
1962	1,136
1963	1,079
1964	417
1965	450
1966	271
1967	392
1968	478
1969	493
1970	744
1971	1,021
1972	362
1973	362
1974	266
1975	787
1976	818
1977	864
1978	495
1979	759
1980	953
1981	761
1982	837
1983	564
1984	790
1985	559
1986	602
1987	704
1988	896
1989	1,628
1990	582
1991	1,660
1992	726
1993	615
1994	610
1995	911
1996	1,651
1997	2,943
1998	1,125
1999	994
2000	1,091
2001	939
2002	1,088
2003	1,271
2004	1,122
2005	1,165
2006	1,822
2007	1,183
2008	631
2009	746
2010	1,542
2011	797
2012	1,048
2013	800
2014	977
2015	430
2016	719
2017	474
2018	592
2019	896
2020	3,942
2021	728
2022	626
2023	1,628
2024	790
2025	611

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Data for records on 1950-10-26: 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	499
20 to 40	48
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1