Weather Records on 26 May 1958

548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1958. Highest significance: Maristova, NO.

Key Facts for 26 May 1958

On 26 May 1958, 548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 516 daily.
Maristova set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 26 May 1958.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

548 stations

548 station records on 26 May 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trier	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mhaswad	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Igatpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crisfield Somrs Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

548 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 172.

Records on 26 May 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 68.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1958

Top 20 records on 26 May 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1958	Maristova, NO	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Burnie (No 1), AU	monthly rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Chatrapatti, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Albertinia (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Susendal, NO	monthly rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Warragul, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Trier, DE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Geeveston Police Station, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Niphad, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Barrie, CA	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Mhaswad, IN	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Kingsport, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Fergana, UZ	daily low min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1958	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1958	Boulder, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	58 years	34 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1958. 1958 had 548 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 10	363
10 to 20	30
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1