Weather Records on 26 May 1978

648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1978. Highest significance: Coldwater, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1978

On 26 May 1978, 648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 631 daily.
Coldwater set a daily record precipitation of 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 26 May 1978.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

648 stations

648 station records on 26 May 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allakaket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mazanovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow Rsvr Tomahawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Preston 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caliente	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Verhnjaja Tom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loretta 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adiake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
High Landing 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laona 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Byssa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Svobodnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

648 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 199, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 May 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	199
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 631.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1978

Top 20 records on 26 May 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1978	Coldwater, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1978	Baudette, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Sholapur, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Grand Meadow, US	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Greensburg, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Allakaket, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Trousdale 1 NE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Mazanovo, RU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Woodstock, CA	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Rainbow Rsvr Tomahawk, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Turgaj, KZ	daily low max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Preston 7 NW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Caliente, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Bison 3NW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Towner 2 NE, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Athens 5 NW, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1978	Morgan 1 W, US	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1978	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1978	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	34 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1978. 1978 had 648 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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Data for records on 1978-05-26: 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 10	426
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1