Weather Records on 26 May 1982

662 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1982. Highest significance: Laranja da Terra, BR.

Key Facts for 26 May 1982

On 26 May 1982, 662 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 638 daily.
Laranja da Terra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.0 mm (3.6 in) on 26 May 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

662 stations

662 station records on 26 May 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laranja da Terra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Champagne (Naf)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.6 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Acude	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kananaskis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brasopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mococa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Congonhal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baependi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ituverava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Amalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.6 cm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aiuruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santa Cecilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Graciosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruna-Jusante (on?A)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itaiquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chon-Arik	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

662 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 321, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 May 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	321
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 May 1982 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

539 broken records

Margins by which the 539 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1982

Top 20 records on 26 May 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1982	Laranja da Terra, BR	monthly rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1982	Frankfort, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1982	Chaco Canyon Natl Mon, US	all-time rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Champagne (Naf), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Pekisko, CA	daily snowfall	30.6 cm (12.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Fazenda Acude, BR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Weebo, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Usina Do Chicao, BR	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Kananaskis, CA	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Usina Dourados (Cpfl) B4-003, BR	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Abernathy, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Songkhla, TH	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	El Puerto, MX	all-time high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Brasopolis, BR	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Libode (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Yadkinville 6 E, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Mococa, BR	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1982	Brooks Ahrc, CA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	42 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1982. 1982 had 662 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	533
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1