Weather Records on 26 May 1994

785 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1994. Highest significance: Kybartai, LT.

Key Facts for 26 May 1994

On 26 May 1994, 785 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 752 daily.
Kybartai set an all-time record daily precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 26 May 1994.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

785 stations

785 station records on 26 May 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kybartai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aomori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lille-Lesquin	France	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zhytomyr	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peamiller (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dachwig	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake George 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hee Mtn Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Slana	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guamuchil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Massena Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ajiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trombudo Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Culman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

785 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 May 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 May 1994 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 752.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

627 broken records

Margins by which the 627 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1994

Top 20 records on 26 May 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1994	Kybartai, LT	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1994	Naryn, KG	all-time rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1994	Eagle, US	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Aomori, JP	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Raipur, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Gulkana AP, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Bronte Heights, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Lille-Lesquin, FR	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Siegen (Klaranlage), DE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Henrietta, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Bad-Ahrweiler Neuenahr, DE	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Zhytomyr, UA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Newport, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Paris 3 ESE, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Guildford Junction, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Eastonville 2 NNW, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Hico, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1994	Marietta 5SW, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	38 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1994. 1994 had 785 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	622
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2