Weather Records on 26 May 1956

549 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1956. Highest significance: Shirpur, IN.

Key Facts for 26 May 1956

On 26 May 1956, 549 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 537 daily.
Shirpur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.5 mm (3.0 in) on 26 May 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

549 stations

549 station records on 26 May 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kumta	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Atraula	India	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Karmala	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ankleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Obsidian 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vita (Khanapur)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mankapur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Udipi	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chiplun	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

549 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 May 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 May 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1956

Top 20 records on 26 May 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1956	Shirpur, IN	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1956	Karwar, IN	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Kumta, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Atraula, IN	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Karmala, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	San Sebastian - Igueldo, ES	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Domeriaganj Sr, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Cidra 1 E, PR	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Ankleshwar, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Obsidian 3 SSE, US	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Akluj, IN	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Vita (Khanapur), IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Mankapur, IN	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Rosedale, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Luroy, NO	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Udipi, IN	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Dalhousie L High Falls, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Ankola, IN	monthly rain	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1956	Chiplun, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	36 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1956. 1956 had 549 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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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 100	479
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1