Weather Records on 26 May 1995

936 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1995. Highest significance: Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE.

Key Facts for 26 May 1995

On 26 May 1995, 936 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 899 daily.
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen set a daily record precipitation of 43.6 mm (1.7 in) on 26 May 1995.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

936 stations

936 station records on 26 May 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hirvensalmi Puukonsaari	Finland	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rollbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Isojoki Vanhakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fulda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morelos 77	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aldeia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaarina Yltoinen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tepalcingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aschaffenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brombachtal-Kirch-Brombach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Budingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neudenau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hunt 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raseiniai	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio de Guayabos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bettles AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grebenhain-Herchenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pandale 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kassel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melsungen-Burstoss	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

936 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 229, Highest daily minimum 210, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 26 May 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	229
Highest daily minimum	210
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 26 May 1995 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 899.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

808 broken records

Margins by which the 808 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1995

Top 20 records on 26 May 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1995	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Hirvensalmi Puukonsaari, FI	monthly rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Rollbach, DE	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Balfour, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Miltenberg, DE	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Isojoki Vanhakyla, FI	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Spring Grove, US	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Fulda, DE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Morelos 77, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Bowie, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Aldeia, BR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Kaarina Yltoinen, FI	monthly rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Tepalcingo, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Upanema (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1995	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	78 years	44 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1995. 1995 had 936 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	793
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1