Weather Records on 26 May 2000

1,181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 2000. Highest significance: Yeoval Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 2000

On 26 May 2000, 1,181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
612 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 94 monthly and 1,087 daily.
Yeoval Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.0 mm (3.6 in) on 26 May 2000.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

1,181 stations

1,181 station records on 26 May 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ovre_Svartla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell (Wandera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell (Glendowne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mustasaari Sulva Langmossen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mustasaari Sulva Forsbacken	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Severn Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Silverdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nullamanna (Belmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Plains (Croye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elsmore (Danthonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elsmore (Paradise Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lycksele_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pamiers	France	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jalapa del Marques	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
High Mowthorpe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda la Y	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Putla de Guerrero (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guernsey: Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elsmore (Paradise Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood (Lochiel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Vale (Numeralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dinton Vale (Berrilee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hedberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
California	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond (Koala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kroksjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna del Fresno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,181 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 483, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 462.

Records on 26 May 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	483
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	462
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 94, daily 1,087.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

881 broken records

Margins by which the 881 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 2000

Top 20 records on 26 May 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 2000	Yeoval Post Office, AU	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2000	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2000	Morgan, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2000	Ovre_Svartla, SE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Alger-Dar El Beida, DZ	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Inverell (Wandera), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Inverell Research Centre, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Inverell (Glendowne), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Mustasaari Sulva Langmossen, FI	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Mustasaari Sulva Forsbacken, FI	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Montpellier-Aeroport, FR	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Sugar Land, US	monthly high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Coalville, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Nullamanna (Severn Vale), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Nullamanna (Silverdale), AU	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Nullamanna (Belmore), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Kings Plains (Croye), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Elsmore (Danthonia), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2000	Elsmore (Paradise Creek), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	49 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2000. 2000 had 1,181 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	718
10 to 20	103
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	17
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2