Weather Records on 26 May 2009

938 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 2009. Highest significance: Mt Holly 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 2009

On 26 May 2009, 938 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 891 daily.
Mt Holly 4 NE set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 26 May 2009.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

938 stations

938 station records on 26 May 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Minyip (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Saint Peter 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kotlas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Earlstan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ninety Nine Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Konstanz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lesquin	France	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ljusnedal	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grovelsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Telangatuk East (Milingimbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sanya	China	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dulles Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enders Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
WFO Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Straubing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungdalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dadswells Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alencon/Valframbert	France	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

938 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 427.

Records on 26 May 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	427
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 45, daily 891.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

764 broken records

Margins by which the 764 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 2009

Top 20 records on 26 May 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 2009	Mt Holly 4 NE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	102 years	78 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2009	Warroad, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2009	Hallock, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2009	Minyip (Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2009	Murtoa, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	115 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2009	Pembina, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2009	Saint Peter 4ENE, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2009	Glenorchy, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2009	Beazleys Bridge, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2009	Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg, DE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2009	Wewahitchka, US	monthly rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2009	Warracknabeal (Ailsa), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2009	Kotlas, RU	monthly rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2009	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	110 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2009	Gallipolis, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2009	Natimuk, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2009	Brevard, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2009	Warracknabeal (Earlstan), AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2009	Haigler, US	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2009	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	100 years	54 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2009. 2009 had 938 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 2009
Margin	Records
0 to 10	633
10 to 20	87
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	7