Weather Records on 26 May 2022

753 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 2022. Highest significance: Monroe Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 2022

On 26 May 2022, 753 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 739 daily.
Monroe Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 26 May 2022.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

753 stations

753 station records on 26 May 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dulan	China	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Herkimer	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woleai Atoll	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penza	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Letafors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fruholmen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

753 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 May 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 May 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

598 broken records

Margins by which the 598 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 2022

Top 20 records on 26 May 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 2022	Monroe Wwtp, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2022	Dulan, CN	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Herkimer, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Anderson 1 N, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	117 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	South West Rocks (Smoky Cape L, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Adel, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Clifton, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Lake Geneva Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	124 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	McKinley Park, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Nebraska City 2NW, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Gallivare_A, SE	daily high min	10.9 C (51.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Syracuse, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Betatakin, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Sonora, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Woodruff, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Cumberland, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2022	Asheville, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	116 years	42 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2022. 2022 had 753 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	596
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1