Weather Records on 26 May 2026

1,330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 2026. Highest significance: Cope Cope, AU.

Key Facts for 26 May 2026

On 26 May 2026, 1,330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,133 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 111 monthly and 1,216 daily.
Cope Cope set a daily record precipitation of 28.8 mm (1.1 in) on 26 May 2026.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,330 stations

1,330 station records on 26 May 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cope Cope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Albuquerque Foothills NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eden	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eumungerie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Boga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumming 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nukuoro	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wasserkuppe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,330 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 472, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 661, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 155.

Records on 26 May 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	472
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	661
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 2026 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 111, daily 1,216.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,119 broken records

Margins by which the 1,119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 2026

Top 20 records on 26 May 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 2026	Cope Cope, AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	116 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2026	Lake Toxaway 2 SW, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2026	Albuquerque Foothills NE, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2026	Lexington, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	120 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2026	Pte de la Hague, FR	monthly high min	16.6 C (61.9 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	111 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Bradford, GB	monthly high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	120 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Farmville, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Eden, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Rennes-St Jacques, FR	monthly high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Cet Central England, GB	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Niceville, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Mt Locke, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026	Kristianstad, SE	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	105 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 2026. 2026 had 1,330 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,103
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1