Weather Records on 26 May 1928

144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1928. Highest significance: Ganca, AZ.

Key Facts for 26 May 1928

On 26 May 1928, 144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 140 daily.
Ganca set a daily record precipitation of 26.5 mm (1.0 in) on 26 May 1928.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 433 records.

Record Map

144 stations

144 station records on 26 May 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

144 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 47.

Records on 26 May 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 140.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

116 broken records

Margins by which the 116 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1928

Top 20 records on 26 May 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1928	Ganca, AZ	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1928	Kremsmuenster, AT	all-time rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1928	Bathurst, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1928	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Fort Macleod, CA	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Junsele, SE	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Richmond, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Spokane Intl AP, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Bjuraker, SE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Wien, AT	daily low max	10.2 C (50.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Falmouth, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Hvar, HR	daily low min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Washington, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1928	Bad Muskau, DE	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	20 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

1814 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1928. 1928 had 144 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	100
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	2