Weather Records on 26 May 1979

1,243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1979. Highest significance: Whyalla (Mullaquana), AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 1979

On 26 May 1979, 1,243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 761 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,215 daily.
Whyalla (Mullaquana) set a daily record precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 26 May 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,243 stations

1,243 station records on 26 May 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington (Range Vue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Edwards Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glendambo (Millers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Western River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kziltau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stevenson Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,243 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 326, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 435, Heaviest daily rainfall 317.

Records on 26 May 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	326
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	435
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 1,215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,080 broken records

Margins by which the 1,080 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1979

Top 20 records on 26 May 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1979	Whyalla (Mullaquana), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1979	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1979	Hope, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1979	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Cradock, AU	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Hawker, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Petrified Forest Np, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Woomera (Mahanewo), AU	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Cavern City AP, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Woomera Aerodrome, AU	monthly rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Wilmington (Range Vue), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Edwards Creek, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Hawker (Wilson), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Cradock (Kanyaka), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Victory Downs, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1979	Glendambo (Millers Creek), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	47 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1979. 1979 had 1,243 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 May 1979
Margin	Records
0 to 10	985
10 to 20	60
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1