Weather Records on 26 May 1953

996 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1953. Highest significance: State College, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1953

On 26 May 1953, 996 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
688 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 105 monthly and 890 daily.
State College set a daily record precipitation of 67.6 mm (2.7 in) on 26 May 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

996 stations

996 station records on 26 May 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zigzag Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

996 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 309, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 379, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 26 May 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	309
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	379
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1953 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 105, daily 890.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

727 broken records

Margins by which the 727 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1953

Top 20 records on 26 May 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1953	State College, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1953	Carlisle, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1953	Riddle, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1953	Moro, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1953	Port Orford 2, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1953	Welland, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1953	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1953	Ridgway, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1953	Belle Isle, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1953	Teziutlan, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1953	Harrisville, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1953	Corry, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1953	Griggsville, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1953	Jacksonville 2E, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1953	Jefferson City Wtp, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1953	Wytheville, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1953	Lakeside, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1953	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1953	Kenton, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	57 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1953	Dufur, US	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	43 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1953. 1953 had 996 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 1953-05-26: 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	694
10 to 20	16
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1