Weather Records on 26 May 1975

495 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1975. Highest significance: Kalangadoo, AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1975

On 26 May 1975, 495 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 185 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 474 daily.
Kalangadoo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 26 May 1975.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

495 stations

495 station records on 26 May 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tambov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shamhor	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farnham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Velho (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lardner (Brandie Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record snow depth	172.7 cm (68.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anatone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Erica	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

495 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 May 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 May 1975 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1975

Top 20 records on 26 May 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1975	Kalangadoo, AU	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1975	Monteagle, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Tambov, RU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Shamhor, AZ	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Red Hill South, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Beardstown, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Goshen, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Nominingue, CA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Alvin, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Farnham, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Narracan East (Lynnsmere), AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Faribault, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Salvatierra, MX	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Salinillas, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Pedro Velho (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Durham, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1975	Maple Plain, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	68 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1975. 1975 had 495 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 1975-05-26: 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	380
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2