Weather Records on 26 May 1970

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1970. Highest significance: Omalur, IN.

Key Facts for 26 May 1970

On 26 May 1970, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 394 daily.
Omalur set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 26 May 1970.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 432 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 26 May 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Turij Rog	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amvrosiivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Divnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kurtha	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biccavole	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Midville	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brushy Run	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piata (Anchieta)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koratagere	India	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gagrskiy	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rahway	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Gilead 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creekside	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muzaffarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umikoa 118	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gauribidanur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Machado Portela (Juraci)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 May 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 May 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 394.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 680.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1970

Top 20 records on 26 May 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1970	Omalur, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1970	Khairagarh, IN	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1970	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Turij Rog, RU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Rudnaja Pristan, RU	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Amvrosiivka, UA	monthly rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Divnoe, RU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Kurtha, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Begusarai, IN	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Biccavole, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Bhandaria, IN	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Midville, US	monthly rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Donora 1 SW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Brocken, DE	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Brushy Run, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Piata (Anchieta), BR	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Koratagere, IN	daily rain	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1970	Albemarle, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	38 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1970. 1970 had 404 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 1970-05-26: 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 100	331
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1