Weather Records on 26 May 2021

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 2021. Highest significance: Chandbali, IN.

Key Facts for 26 May 2021

On 26 May 2021, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 516 daily.
Chandbali set a monthly record daily precipitation of 288.0 mm (11.3 in) on 26 May 2021.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 431 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 26 May 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chandbali	India	Record daily precipitation	288.0 mm (11.3 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Ruhnu	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ust-Umalta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Enkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kuressaare	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Maud	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Baingoin	China	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mariefred	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sorbytorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tullinge A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gullspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vastvalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Vallnora_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Algaras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Backefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Atorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stormyra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Parainen Uto	Finland	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kolsva	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Skjorby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norsborg_11	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nashulta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oxelosund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Strangnas-Vanso	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lesjofors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsborg_Mo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vrena	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Animskog	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frandesta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vasterhaninge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saffle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norrveda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ristna	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Svaneholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lohja Porla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vallentuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mariestad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vittinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Finspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 262, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 May 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	262
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 May 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 50, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 2021

Top 20 records on 26 May 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 2021	Chandbali, IN	monthly rain	288.0 mm (11.3 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	84 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 May 2021	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	130 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 May 2021	Stockholm, SE	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 May 2021	Vilsandi, EE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Hamilton, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Ruhnu, LV	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	98 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Ust-Umalta, RU	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Enkoping, SE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Kuressaare, EE	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Godegard, SE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Maud, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Baingoin, CN	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Mariefred, SE	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Sorbytorp, SE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Tullinge A, SE	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Gullspang, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Vastvalla, SE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2021	Vallnora_D, SE	monthly rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2021. 2021 had 566 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 2021-05-26: 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	461
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1