Weather Records on 26 May 1996

1,389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1996. Highest significance: Floydada, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1996

On 26 May 1996, 1,389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
560 were record highs and 386 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,322 daily.
Floydada set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 26 May 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

1,389 stations

1,389 station records on 26 May 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brookfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ruokolahti Kotaniemi	Finland	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Donald	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leadville Lake Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kesalahti Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kerimaki Ylakuona	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Siilinjarvi Kuopion Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood 8SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalvesta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bravo	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherdsville 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Suomussalmi Kk	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Briggsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Savonranta Leivonmaki	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rooijantjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,389 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 302, Highest daily minimum 347, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 424, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 May 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	302
Highest daily minimum	347
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	424
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 May 1996 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 60, daily 1,322.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,031 broken records

Margins by which the 1,031 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1996

Top 20 records on 26 May 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1996	Floydada, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1996	Enzelberg, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1996	Fowler 1 SE, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1996	Syracuse 1NE, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1996	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1996	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 May 1996	Olney 2S, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	102 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1996	Natoma, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1996	Benkelman 1N, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1996	Levelland, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1996	Brookfield, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1996	Sharon Springs, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1996	Rochford 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1996	Lamar, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1996	Lamoni, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1996	Trenton Dam 1N, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1996	Flagler 1S, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1996	Atwood, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1996	Brewster 4W, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1996	Ruokolahti Kotaniemi, FI	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	53 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1996. 1996 had 1,389 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 1996-05-26: 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 25	971
25 to 50	44
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1