Marshall Islands: Weather Records and Extremes

177 weather records set or tied in Marshall Islands in 2026: 151 highs and 8 lows, with a calendar heatmap, ratio by decade and record map.

Key Facts for Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands has 9 stations in the data, on Oceania.
177 weather records were set or tied in Marshall Islands in 2026: 151 record highs and 8 record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
In the 2020s, record highs outnumbered record lows 8.43 to 1 in Marshall Islands.
1986 holds the most standing records in Marshall Islands: 3,436.
Kwajalein set a daily record precipitation of 126.2 mm (5.0 in) on 9 January 2026.

Record Highs and Lows in 2026

68 highs, 1 lows

Each square is a day of 2026. Warm squares had more record highs than record lows in Marshall Islands, cold squares more lows. The busiest day was 22 February 2026 with 2 highs and 0 lows.

Record highs and lows per day in Marshall Islands in 2026
Date	Value
2026-01-29	1 more record highs than lows
2026-01-30	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-09	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-15	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-02-22	2 more record highs than lows
2026-02-23	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-03-20	2 more record highs than lows
2026-04-07	1 more record lows than highs
2026-04-12	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-13	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-22	1 more record highs than lows
2026-04-25	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-07	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-08	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-16	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-17	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-18	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-22	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-25	1 more record highs than lows
2026-05-26	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-07	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-10	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-11	2 more record highs than lows
2026-06-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-16	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-21	2 more record highs than lows
2026-06-22	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-25	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-27	1 more record highs than lows
2026-06-28	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-01	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-02	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-03	2 more record highs than lows
2026-07-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-17	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-07-29	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-05	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-06	2 more record highs than lows
2026-08-14	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-16	1 more record highs than lows
2026-08-20	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-07	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-19	1 more record highs than lows
2026-09-21	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-04	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-07	1 more record highs than lows
2026-10-09	1 more record highs than lows

Records per Year, by Type

1982 to 2026

Records set or tied in Marshall Islands each year from 1982 to 2026, stacked by record type. 2026 had 177.

Weather records per year in Marshall Islands, stacked by type
Year	Highest daily maximum	Lowest daily maximum	Highest daily minimum	Lowest daily minimum	Heaviest daily rainfall	Total
1982	2	7	0	4	15	28
1983	3	3	1	7	7	21
1984	3	1	1	11	15	31
1985	10	4	3	28	22	67
1986	22	7	7	10	29	75
1987	7	1	7	8	18	41
1988	6	2	3	12	11	34
1989	7	5	0	20	17	49
1990	21	5	7	12	23	68
1991	7	5	6	30	25	73
1992	13	4	7	8	9	41
1993	3	5	2	6	22	38
1994	27	4	8	5	20	64
1995	1	5	3	1	15	25
1996	1	4	11	3	16	35
1997	4	4	20	2	21	51
1998	4	7	12	2	7	32
1999	0	4	11	4	11	30
2000	1	6	18	4	15	44
2001	1	3	22	1	13	40
2002	4	2	29	2	16	53
2003	2	3	30	0	8	43
2004	6	1	42	1	11	61
2005	0	1	21	0	12	34
2006	2	1	24	0	10	37
2007	17	3	20	0	11	51
2008	28	2	7	1	12	50
2009	3	6	30	3	5	47
2010	14	6	37	1	16	74
2011	9	12	11	0	7	39
2012	17	2	24	1	11	55
2013	5	7	44	0	4	60
2014	16	4	54	0	17	91
2015	8	5	67	2	24	106
2016	17	3	71	0	9	100
2017	5	5	32	0	15	57
2018	8	6	20	0	22	56
2019	7	1	32	2	10	52
2020	11	4	44	0	11	70
2021	24	4	7	0	12	47
2022	0	12	8	3	10	33
2023	1	4	29	1	11	46
2024	10	3	65	0	6	84
2025	1	3	13	1	8	26
2026	19	0	30	1	18	68

Warm to Cold Ratio by Decade

Record highs per record low by decade in Marshall Islands: 1980s 0.7 to 1, 1990s 2.1 to 1, 2000s 10 to 1, 2010s 9.9 to 1, 2020s 8.4 to 1. A ratio above 1 means more record highs than record lows.

Which Years Hold the Most Standing Records

1986: 3,436

Records still standing in Marshall Islands, by the year they were set. 1986 holds the most with 3,436.

Standing records in Marshall Islands by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1952	613
1953	333
1954	69
1955	812
1956	174
1957	58
1958	95
1959	75
1960	64
1961	55
1962	48
1963	60
1964	97
1965	47
1966	50
1967	51
1968	65
1969	40
1970	34
1971	54
1972	40
1973	35
1974	36
1975	57
1976	60
1977	43
1978	38
1979	39
1980	28
1981	24
1982	37
1983	45
1984	33
1985	302
1986	3,436
1987	145
1988	107
1989	98
1990	442
1991	1,006
1992	702
1993	367
1994	414
1995	406
1996	378
1997	413
1998	267
1999	238
2000	224
2001	136
2002	248
2003	220
2004	50
2005	53
2006	36
2007	52
2008	54
2009	33
2010	64
2011	35
2012	38
2013	36
2014	1,333
2015	1,216
2016	1,251
2017	1,073
2018	1,100
2019	947
2020	714
2021	608
2022	412
2023	310
2024	286
2025	267
2026	132

Record Map for 2026

185 stations

The 185 highest significance station records of 2026 in Marshall Islands, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records in Marshall Islands in 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wotje	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record low minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wotje	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wotje	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wotje	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wotje	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wotje	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wotje	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wotje	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wotje	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wotje	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Top Records by Significance

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Top 10 records in Marshall Islands by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 2026	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 2026	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2026	Majuro Wbas AP, MH	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 June 2026	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2026	Wotje, MH	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2026	Majuro Wbas AP, MH	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2026	Kwajalein, MH	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 September 2026	Majuro Wbas AP, MH	daily high max (Provisional)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2026	Majuro Wbas AP, MH	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 2026	Kwajalein, MH	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

Marshall Islands by Year

Stations

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Stations in Marshall Islands
Station	Region	Record from	Years	Thresholds
Kwajalein	MH	1952	75 years	Threshold days
Majuro Wbas AP	MH	1954	73 years	Threshold days
Ailinglapalap	MH	1985	42 years	Threshold days
Jaluit	MH	1985	42 years	Threshold days
Mili	MH	1985	42 years	Threshold days
Utirik	MH	1985	42 years	Threshold days
Wotje	MH	1985	42 years	Threshold days
Laura	MH	1990	30 years	Threshold days
Arno	MH	1991	31 years	Threshold days

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Decade	Highs per low
1980s	0.72 to 1
1990s	2.11 to 1
2000s	10.28 to 1
2010s	9.93 to 1
2020s	8.43 to 1