Weather Records on 26 May 1977

561 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1977. Highest significance: Cape Riche, AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1977

On 26 May 1977, 561 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 546 daily.
Cape Riche set a daily record precipitation of 36.2 mm (1.4 in) on 26 May 1977.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

561 stations

561 station records on 26 May 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Riche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnoozersk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tastyp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Katon-Karagaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Totolapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goose A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boissevain	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Correntes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galeana (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowbells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carrington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

561 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 May 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 May 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

438 broken records

Margins by which the 438 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1977

Top 20 records on 26 May 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1977	Cape Riche, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1977	Yajlju, RU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Krasnoozersk, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Tastyp, RU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Katon-Karagaj, KZ	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Fernandina Beach, US	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Minnedosa, CA	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Corner Brook, CA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Buckingham, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Hansboro 4 NNE, US	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Ada, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Bemidji, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Bottineau, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Grafton, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1977	Napoleon, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1977. 1977 had 561 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 1977-05-26: 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 20	428
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1