Weather Records on 26 May 1988

810 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1988. Highest significance: Campanario, BR.

Key Facts for 26 May 1988

On 26 May 1988, 810 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
272 were record highs and 360 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 795 daily.
Campanario set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.2 mm (4.0 in) on 26 May 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 429 records.

Record Map

810 stations

810 station records on 26 May 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Campanario	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Priargunsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Luxembourg Airport	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dono	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itaimbe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eutin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clervaux-Hautbellain	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Acateno (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Venice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pryor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tanagra	Greece	Record low maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

810 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 282, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 May 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	282
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 May 1988 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 795.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

604 broken records

Margins by which the 604 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1988

Top 20 records on 26 May 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1988	Campanario, BR	monthly rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1988	Roermond, NL	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	118 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Priargunsk, RU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Luxembourg Airport, LU	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	87 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Ashland, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Highlands, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Bedford, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Escarcega (Smn), MX	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Lexington, US	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Wytheville, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Warren 3 S, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Creighton, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Avon, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1988	Pettibone, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	36 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1988. 1988 had 810 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 1988-05-26: 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	569
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1