Weather Records on 26 May 2019

779 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 2019. Highest significance: Milan, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 2019

On 26 May 2019, 779 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
418 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 83 monthly and 690 daily.
Milan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 238.8 mm (9.4 in) on 26 May 2019.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

779 stations

779 station records on 26 May 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Achisaj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Zhangwu	China	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cagliari	Italy	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tongliao	China	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chifeng	China	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dandong	China	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moravia 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Badger Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Napas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown 11 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trough	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lockhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yingkou	China	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Wheeler	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Capo Bellavista	Italy	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindong	China	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dupuyer Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chaoyang	China	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Obihiro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Farland	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pike Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jarud Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rathbun Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

779 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 260, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 May 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	260
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 May 2019 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 83, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 2019

Top 20 records on 26 May 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 2019	Milan, US	all-time rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2019	Achisaj, KZ	all-time rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2019	Changchun, CN	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2019	Zhangwu, CN	monthly rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2019	Rostov-Na-Donu, RU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2019	Cagliari, IT	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2019	Tongliao, CN	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2019	Chifeng, CN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2019	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2019	Havana, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2019	Dandong, CN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2019	Plainview, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2019	Moravia 1 E, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2019	Waldron, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2019	Badger Pass, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2019	Napas, RU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2019	Parma Exp STN, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2019	Jinzhou, CN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2019	Manzanita Lake, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2019	Gibson Dam, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2019. 2019 had 779 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2019-05-26: 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 50	600
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2