Weather Records on 28 May 2026

1,053 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 May 2026. Highest significance: Kellevie, AU.

Key Facts for 28 May 2026

On 28 May 2026, 1,053 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
679 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 970 daily.
Kellevie set a daily record precipitation of 86.0 mm (3.4 in) on 28 May 2026.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

1,053 stations

1,053 station records on 28 May 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 May 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gerber Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Karoonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Putty Tea Rooms	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cecil Plains Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Garah (Delvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salina Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent (Twilight Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ripple Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lowaldie (Carramar Stud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Deep Crossing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Margate (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huajuapan de Leon (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tooms Lake (Tooms River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bulga (South Wambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (Warringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nierinna (Cuthberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milbrodale (Hillsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lewis Hill (St Pauls River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho (Bowsden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kim 15 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (Warringa Old Tier Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taroona (Taroona Crescent)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tea Tree (the Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huili	China	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Margate	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Traighli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda (Croppa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nullo Mountain AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,053 records

Records set or tied on 28 May 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 495, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 28 May 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	495
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 28 May 2026 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 82, daily 970.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

890 broken records

Margins by which the 890 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 May 2026

Top 20 records on 28 May 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 May 2026	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2026	Oatlands Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2026	Levendale, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	73 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2026	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	120 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2026	German Town, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2026	Gerber Dam, US	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2026	Karoonda, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2026	Putty Tea Rooms, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2026	Mount Wellington, AU	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2026	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily high max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2026	Cecil Plains Homestead, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	136 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2026	Croppa Creek (Krui Plains), AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2026	Garah (Delvin), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 May 2026	Brookville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2026	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2026	Perpignan, FR	monthly high max	37.4 C (99.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	120 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2026	Salina Muni AP, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2026	Nugent (Twilight Valley), AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2026	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 May 2026	Ripple Downs, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	55 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2026. 2026 had 1,053 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 2026-05-28: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	825
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1