Weather Records on 26 May 1998

1,065 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 May 1998. Highest significance: Chewelah, US.

Key Facts for 26 May 1998

On 26 May 1998, 1,065 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
384 were record highs and 413 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,035 daily.
Chewelah set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 26 May 1998.
Across 161 earlier years (1814 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 428 records.

Record Map

1,065 stations

1,065 station records on 26 May 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 May 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Landvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hords Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyngor Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobb	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,065 records

Records set or tied on 26 May 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 284, Highest daily minimum 238, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 26 May 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	284
Highest daily minimum	238
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 26 May 1998 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 1,035.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

809 broken records

Margins by which the 809 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 May 1998

Top 20 records on 26 May 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 May 1998	Chewelah, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Goldfield, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Wellpinit, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Pineville, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Joseph, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Republic, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Zadar, HR	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Warren, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Colville, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Mineral, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Cascade 1 NW, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Southern Cross, AU	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Landvik, NO	daily rain	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Garden Valley, US	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Lodi, US	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Cerralvo (Dge), MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Sveg, SE	daily low max	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Willits 1 NE, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 1998	Cookeville, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	83 years	41 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1814 to 1998. 1998 had 1,065 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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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 100	808
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1