Weather Records on 26 May 2014

696 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 2014. Highest significance: Dwingelo, NL.

Key Facts for 26 May 2014

On 26 May 2014, 696 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
416 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 655 daily.
Dwingelo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 60.4 mm (2.4 in) on 26 May 2014.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

696 stations

696 station records on 26 May 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Zweelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tubbergen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Appelscha	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Steenwijksmoer	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kuinre	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oldeholtpade	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blokzijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Laaghalen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bergumerdam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blagodarnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rouveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rheezerveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wiggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Giethoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsteren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rtiscevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moloaa 1145	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nijbeets	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dedemsvaart	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Makkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marknesse_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frederiksoord	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vroomshoop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kornwerderzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Hts 764.6	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorredijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwarden	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alsfeld-Eifa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skrins	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

696 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 May 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 2014 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

606 broken records

Margins by which the 606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 2014

Top 20 records on 26 May 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 2014	Dwingelo, NL	monthly rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 May 2014	Zweelo, NL	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2014	Balasore, IN	daily rain	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2014	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2014	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	113 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2014	Tubbergen, NL	monthly rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2014	Eernewoude, NL	monthly rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2014	Appelscha, NL	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2014	Steenwijksmoer, NL	monthly rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2014	Blue Rapids, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2014	Bhubaneswar, IN	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2014	Kuinre, NL	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2014	Oldeholtpade, NL	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2014	Makaweli 965, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2014	Blokzijl, NL	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2014	Laaghalen, NL	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2014	Poteet, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2014	Bergumerdam, NL	monthly rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2014	Blagodarnyj, RU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2014	Sabinal, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	89 years	56 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2014. 2014 had 696 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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Data for records on 2014-05-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	587
25 to 50	11
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1