Weather Records on 28 May 2006

1,566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 2006. Highest significance: Tioga 1E, US.

Key Facts for 28 May 2006

On 28 May 2006, 1,566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,074 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 149 monthly and 1,413 daily.
Tioga 1E set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 28 May 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

1,566 stations

1,566 station records on 28 May 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
General Bravo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bologoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Totolica	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.6 C (90.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Zautla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cando 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Molina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aquixtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,566 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 424, Lowest daily maximum 170, Highest daily minimum 650, Lowest daily minimum 97, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 May 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	424
Lowest daily maximum	170
Highest daily minimum	650
Lowest daily minimum	97
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 May 2006 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 149, daily 1,413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,136 broken records

Margins by which the 1,136 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 2006

Top 20 records on 28 May 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 2006	Tioga 1E, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2006	Glenwood 2WNW, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	110 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Mud Mtn Dam, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	General Bravo (Dge), MX	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Bologoe, RU	monthly rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Wallace, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Emmetsburg, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Mason City, US	monthly high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Grapevine Dam, US	monthly high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Booneville, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Fenn Rs, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Montello 2NE, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Napoleon, US	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Alva 1W, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	110 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Callao, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Collegeville St John's, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Mc Cook, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Monroe, US	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2006	Escanaba, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	45 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

1794 to 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 1,566 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 05-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1797	1
1811	1
1824	1
1832	1
1836	5
1840	1
1841	1
1847	2
1848	1
1851	2
1857	1
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1868	4
1869	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	2
1884	3
1885	2
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	2
1892	9
1893	2
1894	9
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	4
1901	6
1902	12
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	31
1907	36
1908	26
1909	7
1910	18
1911	42
1912	19
1913	28
1914	58
1915	27
1916	24
1917	36
1918	43
1919	43
1920	33
1921	87
1922	80
1923	72
1924	109
1925	122
1926	143
1927	301
1928	150
1929	355
1930	131
1931	574
1932	171
1933	212
1934	537
1935	186
1936	337
1937	212
1938	285
1939	433
1940	217
1941	711
1942	279
1943	238
1944	330
1945	331
1946	413
1947	1,049
1948	333
1949	321
1950	276
1951	503
1952	314
1953	392
1954	382
1955	413
1956	456
1957	272
1958	792
1959	557
1960	431
1961	1,026
1962	859
1963	368
1964	394
1965	536
1966	284
1967	350
1968	610
1969	863
1970	310
1971	767
1972	575
1973	834
1974	585
1975	397
1976	914
1977	826
1978	802
1979	521
1980	808
1981	711
1982	1,204
1983	1,666
1984	1,357
1985	914
1986	591
1987	1,139
1988	806
1989	817
1990	1,024
1991	1,647
1992	1,610
1993	870
1994	981
1995	1,078
1996	1,438
1997	1,108
1998	1,043
1999	952
2000	1,229
2001	1,024
2002	612
2003	1,049
2004	875
2005	1,032
2006	1,566
2007	1,084
2008	902
2009	733
2010	937
2011	1,188
2012	1,237
2013	541
2014	781
2015	487
2016	625
2017	710
2018	1,348
2019	973
2020	875
2021	537
2022	476
2023	445
2024	907
2025	663
2026	1,053

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Data for records on 2006-05-28: 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	1,096
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1