Weather Records on 26 May 1985

582 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1985. Highest significance: Boscabel, AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1985

On 26 May 1985, 582 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 566 daily.
Boscabel set a daily record precipitation of 50.6 mm (2.0 in) on 26 May 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

582 stations

582 station records on 26 May 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodanilling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenson 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
South Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roelands Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chirelillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guanghua	China	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montmorillon	France	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petrun	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millerovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Mervyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Cuxtepeques	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hefei	China	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zunyi	China	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Certkovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gijon la Merced	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

582 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 152, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 May 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	152
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 May 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 566.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1985

Top 20 records on 26 May 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1985	Boscabel, AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1985	Broomehill, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1985	Ballyshannon (Cathleens Fall), IE	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Prairie du Sac 2 N, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Woodanilling, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Horseshoe, AU	monthly rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Roelands, AU	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Badgebup, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Stephenson 5WSW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Bunbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Broomehill East, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	South Pelican, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Roelands Village, AU	monthly rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Narrawong, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Grayling, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Kenosha Wwtp, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1985	Ongerup, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	42 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1985. 1985 had 582 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-05-26: 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	410
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1