Weather Records on 26 May 1993

998 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1993. Highest significance: Ukiah, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1993

On 26 May 1993, 998 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 359 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 947 daily.
Ukiah set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 26 May 1993.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

998 stations

998 station records on 26 May 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Philippine	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
'S Heerenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wolphaartsdijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ovezande	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Terneuzen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hameln	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weerselo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ouddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rilland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hildesheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kapellebrug	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Salzuflen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middelburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newtown Linford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Phanom	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Herford	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shimojishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vrouwenpolder	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Kosen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tholen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Westkapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gafanha da Nazar	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Micos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beckum-Unterberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Almelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alameda NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tecuanapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keele	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

998 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 223, Highest daily minimum 232, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 May 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	223
Highest daily minimum	232
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 May 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 50, daily 947.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 86.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1993

Top 20 records on 26 May 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1993	Ukiah, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1993	Philippine, NL	monthly rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1993	'S Heerenhoek, NL	monthly rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1993	Waynesboro 2 W, US	monthly rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1993	Wolphaartsdijk, NL	monthly rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Ovezande, NL	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Terneuzen, NL	monthly rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Regensburg, DE	monthly high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	107 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Hameln, DE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Weerselo, NL	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Ouddorp, NL	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Rilland, NL	daily rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Hildesheim, DE	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Macuspana (Dge), MX	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Kapellebrug, NL	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Cloverdale, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Bad Salzuflen, DE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Covelo, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1993	Edam, NL	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	42 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1993. 1993 had 998 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 1993-05-26: 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	762
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1