Weather Records on 26 May 2002

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 2002. Highest significance: Bangalore, IN.

Key Facts for 26 May 2002

On 26 May 2002, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 552 daily.
Bangalore set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 26 May 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 26 May 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
El Platanito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tryvasshogda	Norway	Record snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hordern Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuyo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mezcala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpley 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Preston: Moor Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orlinga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Centenario	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prade Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dzaore	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chamal Nuevo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 May 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 May 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 2002

Top 20 records on 26 May 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 2002	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2002	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2002	El Platanito, MX	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2002	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2002	Tryvasshogda, NO	daily snow depth	248.0 cm (97.6 in)	241.0 cm (94.9 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2002	Poprad/Tatry, SK	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2002	Hordern Vale, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2002	El Cuyo, MX	daily low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2002	Mezcala, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2002	Sultan Ismail Petra, MY	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2002	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2002	Wandering Comparison, AU	daily high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2002	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2002	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2002	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily high min	19.6 C (67.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2002	Neosho, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2002	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2002	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2002	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2002	Oconto 4 W, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	95 years	40 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2002. 2002 had 574 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 500	454
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1