Weather Records on 26 May 1973

609 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1973. Highest significance: Banff, CA.

Key Facts for 26 May 1973

On 26 May 1973, 609 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
148 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 588 daily.
Banff set a daily record snowfall of 23.4 cm (9.2 in) on 26 May 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

609 stations

609 station records on 26 May 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gayvoron	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pablillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manassas 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarkson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln College View	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Selemdza	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bison	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acude General Sampaio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

609 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 May 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 May 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 588.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

469 broken records

Margins by which the 469 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1973

Top 20 records on 26 May 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1973	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1973	Gayvoron, UA	monthly rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	N Platte Exp Farm, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Paonia 1SW, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Lake Louise, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Ames, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Dolores, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Washington Court House, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Lake City, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Ames, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Ouray, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Pacatuba, BR	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Timber Lake, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Pablillo (Smn), MX	all-time high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Central City, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1973	Manassas 3 NW, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	70 years	37 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1973. 1973 had 609 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 50	460
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1