Weather Records on 26 May 1952

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1952. Highest significance: Meredith, AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1952

On 26 May 1952, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 237 daily.
Meredith set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 26 May 1952.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 26 May 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Creswick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Smythesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chute A Murdock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quindalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barsi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Limbri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bairgania	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunch	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wicka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 26 May 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 237.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 53.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1952

Top 20 records on 26 May 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1952	Meredith, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1952	Cape Naturaliste, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Osmanabad, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Creswick, AU	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Fallston, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Smythesdale, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Chute A Murdock, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Mhaswad, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Quindalup, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Tuskegee, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Milstead, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Dover, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Poughkeepsie, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Barsi, IN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Pleasantville 1 N, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1952	Galway, IE	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1952	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	33 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1952. 1952 had 243 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 1952-05-26: 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 10	167
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	1