Weather Records on 26 May 1954

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1954. Highest significance: Cascade Locks, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1954

On 26 May 1954, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 422 daily.
Cascade Locks set a daily record precipitation of 56.6 mm (2.2 in) on 26 May 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 26 May 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Neilborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	237.7 mm (9.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kirami	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nukarni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallamabin Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marshall East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kondut East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nokaning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Carmody	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Codg Codgen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baandee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ejanding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kokardine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boodjerakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mulji Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kununoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 May 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 May 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1954

Top 20 records on 26 May 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1954	Cascade Locks, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Glenferrie, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Merredin, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Neilborough, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Tufanganj, IN	daily rain	237.7 mm (9.4 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Norwood, AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Gum Park, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Graball, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Kitlane, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Bonnie Doon, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Nangeenan, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Walk Walkin, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Latham East, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Kirami, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	The Pines, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Nukarni, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Baandee North, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Wallamabin Park, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Millston, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1954	Mount Marshall East, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	48 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1954. 1954 had 427 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 1954-05-26: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	314
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1