Weather Records on 26 May 1984

798 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1984. Highest significance: Winamac 2SSE, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1984

On 26 May 1984, 798 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 775 daily.
Winamac 2SSE set a daily record precipitation of 68.3 mm (2.7 in) on 26 May 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

798 stations

798 station records on 26 May 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grundforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palizada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Storbron	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sutur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Branas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carrarang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nordmaling	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beregovo	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oje_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Transtrand_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holjes	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

798 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 26 May 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 775.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

602 broken records

Margins by which the 602 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1984

Top 20 records on 26 May 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1984	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1984	Rochester, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1984	Rantoul, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Eagle, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Grundforsen, SE	daily rain	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Callagiddy Station, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Palizada, MX	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Yallalong, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Pakri, EE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Storbron, SE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Martin Dam, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Narva, EE	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Sutur, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	monthly high max	22.7 C (72.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Branas, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Kentland, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1984	Dutch Harbor, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56 years	45 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1984. 1984 had 798 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 1984-05-26: 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	516
10 to 20	58
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1