Weather Records on 26 May 1986

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1986. Highest significance: Tototlan, MX.

Key Facts for 26 May 1986

On 26 May 1986, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 577 daily.
Tototlan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 126.0 mm (5.0 in) on 26 May 1986.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 430 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 26 May 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tototlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tepatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Cua	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ukhta Kalevala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wailuku 386	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garrafao (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Vasileva	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hateruma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgievsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springville Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chorozinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Venadero (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Takle	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hopelchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klippen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 223.

Records on 26 May 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 May 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 51, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1986

Top 20 records on 26 May 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1986	Tototlan, MX	all-time rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1986	Wapello, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1986	Tepatitlan, MX	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1986	La Cua, MX	monthly rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Ukhta Kalevala, RU	monthly rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Columbus Junction, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Carmi 6 NW, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Kandalaksa, RU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Krasnodar, RU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Forest Grove, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Wailuku 386, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Daroca, ES	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Chester, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Mineral-Nye-Vody, RU	daily rain	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Snowville, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Clearbrook, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Garrafao (Dnos), BR	monthly rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1986	Uniontown, US	monthly rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	41 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1986. 1986 had 629 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 1986-05-26: 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	401
10 to 20	40
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1