Weather Records on 26 May 1967

954 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1967. Highest significance: Wagenaarskraal, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 May 1967

On 26 May 1967, 954 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 234 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 895 daily.
Wagenaarskraal set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 26 May 1967.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

954 stations

954 station records on 26 May 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Palmietfontein"Knap Draai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waterfall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cypherfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stolhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harderug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zeekoevlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blouboskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sarelsrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

954 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 181, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 432, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 May 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	181
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	432
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 May 1967 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 57, daily 895.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

842 broken records

Margins by which the 842 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1967

Top 20 records on 26 May 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1967	Wagenaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1967	Port Hastings, CA	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1967	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1967	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1967	Varberg, SE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1967	Grootfontein, ZA	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1967	Grantham, ZA	monthly rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1967	Keene, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1967	Hankey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1967	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1967	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1967	Palmietfontein"Knap Draai, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1967	Waterfall, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1967	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1967	Loerie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1967	Longvale, ZA	monthly rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1967	Paardekraal, ZA	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1967	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1967	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1967	Wilgerfontein, ZA	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	57 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1967. 1967 had 954 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	835
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1