Weather Records on 26 May 2015

502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 2015. Highest significance: Richmond, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 2015

On 26 May 2015, 502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 482 daily.
Richmond set a daily record precipitation of 190.8 mm (7.5 in) on 26 May 2015.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

502 stations

502 station records on 26 May 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ordynskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rakhov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newman Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Masljanino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bygdsiljum_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston N Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrolauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tazovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bellville 6NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wimberley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

502 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 May 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 May 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 482.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

406 broken records

Margins by which the 406 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 2015

Top 20 records on 26 May 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 2015	Richmond, US	daily rain	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2015	Wharton, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2015	Burgess Junction, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2015	Houston-Westbury, US	daily rain	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Thompsons 3 WSW, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Smithville, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Hiawatha 1 S, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Diredawa, ET	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Ordynskoe, RU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Rakhov, UA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Washington Sp, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Liberty, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Beaver Canyon Pwr House, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Susanville 2SW, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Beaumont Rsch Ctr, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Katy City, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Summerville, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2015	Newman Aero, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	44 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2015. 2015 had 502 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	392
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1