Weather Records on 26 May 1964

590 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1964. Highest significance: Chatsu, IN.

Key Facts for 26 May 1964

On 26 May 1964, 590 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 574 daily.
Chatsu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 26 May 1964.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

590 stations

590 station records on 26 May 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amber	India	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burwood Boundary Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineirolandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kekri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Obar	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Bananeiras (Caeeb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marcelino Vieira (Panatis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cibecue	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

590 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 320.

Records on 26 May 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 574.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1964

Top 20 records on 26 May 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1964	Chatsu, IN	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1964	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1964	Red Oak, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1964	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Genoa 2 W, US	monthly rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Amber, IN	monthly rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Pedra Branca, BR	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Audubon, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Kaumana 88.1, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Mac Mac Bos, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Blair, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Burwood Boundary Road, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Mineirolandia, BR	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Tororo, UG	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Aguas Belas, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Brighton (Dendy Park Bowling C, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1964	Conception, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	40 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1964. 1964 had 590 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 1964-05-26: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	444
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1