Weather Records on 26 May 1989

1,173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1989. Highest significance: Rockville, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1989

On 26 May 1989, 1,173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
567 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 94 monthly and 1,076 daily.
Rockville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 204.5 mm (8.1 in) on 26 May 1989.
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 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklandon Geist Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Philadelphia 1 A	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Severnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Philadelphia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Casca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Portland 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwillard Dashields L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,173 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 407, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 405, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 May 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	407
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	405
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 May 1989 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 94, daily 1,076.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

896 broken records

Margins by which the 896 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 96.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1989

Top 20 records on 26 May 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1989	Rockville, US	monthly rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	54 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1989	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1989	Eaton, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1989	Mt Douglas, AU	monthly rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1989	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1989	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1989	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1989	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1989	Koumala Hatfields Road, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1989	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1989	Whitestown, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1989	Noblesville River, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1989	Delaware, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1989	Oaklandon Geist Rsvr, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1989	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1989	New Castle 3 SW, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1989	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1989	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1989	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1989	Liberty 3 SSE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	50 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1989. 1989 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1989-05-26: 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 20	819
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1