Weather Records on 28 May 1926

143 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 1926. Highest significance: Meeker, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 1926

On 28 May 1926, 143 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 134 daily.
Meeker set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 28 May 1926.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

143 stations

143 station records on 28 May 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Budgerum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Power	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

143 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 May 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 May 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 134.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

103 broken records

Margins by which the 103 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 1926

Top 20 records on 28 May 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 1926	Meeker, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1926	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 1926	Vouziers, FR	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Tashkent, UZ	daily low max	19.5 C (67.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	76 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Swift Current, CA	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Pakri, EE	daily rain	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Bjuraker, SE	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Waupaca, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Worcester, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Kosciusko, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	15 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Kennebec, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Vinga, SE	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high max	29.9 C (85.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1926	Budgerum, AU	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 143 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	87
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	1