Weather Records on 26 May 1991

1,352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1991. Highest significance: Bucuresti Filaret, RO.

Key Facts for 26 May 1991

On 26 May 1991, 1,352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
848 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 108 monthly and 1,239 daily.
Bucuresti Filaret set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 26 May 1991.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,352 stations

1,352 station records on 26 May 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eupora 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Water Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead 9 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tibbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosiori de Vede	Romania	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Actopan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
D'Lo 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,352 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 287, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 561, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 267, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 May 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	287
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	561
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	267
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1991 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 108, daily 1,239.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,002 broken records

Margins by which the 1,002 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1991

Top 20 records on 26 May 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1991	Bucuresti Filaret, RO	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1991	Eupora 2 E, US	monthly rain	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1991	Old Forge, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Waynesboro, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Savannah 6 SW, US	all-time rain	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Corinth 5 WSW, US	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Baldwin, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Rhinelander, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Centerville Water Pl, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Goedehoop, ZA	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Sandusky, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Jonacatepec, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Kenton, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Freehold-Marlboro, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Turnu Magurele, RO	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Moorhead 9 NE, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1991	Bucyrus, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	48 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1991. 1991 had 1,352 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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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).