Weather Records on 26 May 1976

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1976. Highest significance: Dublin 2SE, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1976

On 26 May 1976, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 220 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 470 daily.
Dublin 2SE set a daily record precipitation of 103.9 mm (4.1 in) on 26 May 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 26 May 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rybacje	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Major Gercino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acaiaca-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neah Bay 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda da Guarda (Parque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Teocaltiche (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 May 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 May 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1976

Top 20 records on 26 May 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1976	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Ohotsk, RU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Rybacje, KG	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Sao Jose de Mipibu, BR	daily rain	97.1 mm (3.8 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Robstown, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Richfield, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Natalia, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Major Gercino, BR	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Port Alice, CA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Graham, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Liberal, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Bairro Alto, BR	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Garibaldi, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Meade, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Georgetown, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Waxahachie, US	monthly rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1976	Sulphur Springs, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	75 years	36 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1976. 1976 had 476 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 1976-05-26: 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 10	326
10 to 20	35
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2