Weather Records on 26 May 1983

1,173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1983. Highest significance: Puerto Vallarta, MX.

Key Facts for 26 May 1983

On 26 May 1983, 1,173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 582 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 1,088 daily.
Puerto Vallarta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.4 mm (3.5 in) on 26 May 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 427 records.

Record Map

1,173 stations

1,173 station records on 26 May 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Villa Purificacion (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Italia (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	308.9 mm (12.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	307.3 mm (12.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Callejones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Mandacaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Cuiete-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Itajobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Grullo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Gregorio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzantla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ziritzicuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Leopoldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Madero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolotlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dores Do Manhumirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jocotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carbonita	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Konigstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Manzanilla de la Paz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de la Yesca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zapotitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kolchugino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Mato D	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monchengladbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pericos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Metztitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puente San Isidro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zacatecas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,173 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 449, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 377, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 26 May 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	449
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 26 May 1983 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 81, daily 1,088.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,016 broken records

Margins by which the 1,016 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1983

Top 20 records on 26 May 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1983	Puerto Vallarta, MX	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1983	Villa Purificacion (Smn), MX	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1983	Buenavista, MX	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	Nueva Italia (Cfe), MX	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	Uruapan (Smn), MX	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	La Union, MX	monthly rain	308.9 mm (12.2 in)	263.9 mm (10.4 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	Arteaga, MX	all-time rain	307.3 mm (12.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	Callejones, MX	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	Porto Mandacaru, BR	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	Apatzingan (Smn), MX	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	Barra Do Cuiete-Jusante, BR	daily rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	Armeria, MX	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	Itajobi, BR	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	El Grullo, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	Tabou, CI	daily rain	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	San Gregorio, MX	all-time rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	El Zapote, MX	all-time rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	Tuzantla (Smn), MX	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1983	San Blas, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	49 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1983. 1983 had 1,173 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,008
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2