Weather Records on 26 May 2020

792 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 2020. Highest significance: Anna Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 2020

On 26 May 2020, 792 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
532 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 759 daily.
Anna Plains set a daily record precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 26 May 2020.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

792 stations

792 station records on 26 May 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Langebaan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	68 of 100 (Major)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nita Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoj Uluj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dampier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Catalina AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tjuhtet	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Erie	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deqen	China	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telfer Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maricao 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayport Pilot STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea (Catherine St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrov	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

792 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 282, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 250, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 May 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	282
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	250
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 May 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 759.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 2020

Top 20 records on 26 May 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 2020	Anna Plains, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	111 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2020	Langebaan, ZA	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2020	De Sabla, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	109 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2020	Broome Airport, AU	daily rain	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2020	Miami Intl AP, US	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2020	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2020	Nita Downs, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2020	Mandora, AU	daily rain	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	99 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2020	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2020	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2020	Bolsoj Uluj, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2020	Walnut 4S, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2020	Bridgeport, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2020	Stuart, US	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2020	Dampier Downs, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2020	Jacksonville Beach, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2020	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2020	Avalon Catalina AP, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2020	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	107 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2020. 2020 had 792 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 2020-05-26: 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	610
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1