Weather Records on 26 May 1974

662 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1974. Highest significance: Springwood Bowling Club, AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1974

On 26 May 1974, 662 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 626 daily.
Springwood Bowling Club set a daily record precipitation of 126.2 mm (5.0 in) on 26 May 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

662 stations

662 station records on 26 May 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Belltrees Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.0 mm (10.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Howes Valley (Kindarun)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan State Forest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Gingkin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie (Old Northern Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westmead Austral Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bexley Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Badgerys Creek McMasters F.STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bondi Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulbring (Vincent Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bullara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kassansay	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lidsdale State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turramurra (Kissing Point Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bilovodsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vaucluse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belanglo State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

662 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 May 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 May 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 35, daily 626.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1974

Top 20 records on 26 May 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1974	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1974	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1974	Belltrees Homestead, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1974	Mundo Novo, BR	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1974	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1974	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1974	Exeter, AU	all-time rain	274.0 mm (10.8 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1974	Howes Valley (Kindarun), AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1974	Bankstown (Condell Park), AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1974	Maroota ( Roberts Road), AU	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1974	Edinburg, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1974	Irapuato, MX	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1974	Oberon (Jenolan State Forest), AU	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1974	Richmond Raaf, AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1974	Surat, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1974	Oberon (Gingkin), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1974	Glenorie (Old Northern Rd), AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1974	Talladega, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1974	Westmead Austral Avenue, AU	daily rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1974	Ilford (Tara), AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	46 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1974. 1974 had 662 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 1974-05-26: 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 50	527
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1