Weather Records on 26 May 1960

293 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1960. Highest significance: Riverslea Tm, AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1960

On 26 May 1960, 293 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 277 daily.
Riverslea Tm set a monthly record daily precipitation of 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 26 May 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

293 stations

293 station records on 26 May 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Minapur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Drake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar Island	India	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rae Bareli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eckman 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sepaya	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Max	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muchea Tree Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bahadurganj	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatampur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Etah	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrukhabad	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

293 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 182.

Records on 26 May 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

250 broken records

Margins by which the 250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1960

Top 20 records on 26 May 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1960	Riverslea Tm, AU	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Circleville, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Minapur, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Nanded, IN	monthly rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Bhagalpur, IN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Drake, US	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Darjeeling, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Scotia, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Sunbaras Sr, IN	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Bottineau, US	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Crohamhurst, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Umea, SE	monthly high min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Sagar Island, IN	daily rain	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Rae Bareli, IN	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Butte 5SE, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1960	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1960	Eckman 2 SE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1960. 1960 had 293 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	189
10 to 20	33
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1