Weather Records on 26 May 1969

621 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1969. Highest significance: Mondy, RU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1969

On 26 May 1969, 621 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 604 daily.
Mondy set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 26 May 1969.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

621 stations

621 station records on 26 May 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mondy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laurier	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ron	India	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monghyr	India	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kadoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boissevain	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hiriyur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

621 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 183, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 26 May 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	183
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1969

Top 20 records on 26 May 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1969	Mondy, RU	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Menno, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Sherwood Park Station, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Pomerode, BR	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Natashquan A, CA	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	McColl 3 NNW, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Laurier, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Fairview, CA	monthly snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Beatrice, CA	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Ron, IN	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Brockville, CA	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Brigham City, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Monghyr, IN	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Canton 4 SE, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1969	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1969	Misantla, MX	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1969. 1969 had 621 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 1969-05-26: 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	478
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1