Weather Records on 26 February 2005

645 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2005. Highest significance: Plan de Ayala, MX.

Key Facts for 26 February 2005

On 26 February 2005, 645 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 613 daily.
Plan de Ayala set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.9 mm (1.7 in) on 26 February 2005.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

645 stations

645 station records on 26 February 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plan de Ayala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
La Maroma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
San Pablo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Methoni	Greece	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Villa de Arista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pericos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Chiflon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose del Verde	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Las Truchas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El Grito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Castillos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Solis	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corrinchis II	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Locke	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosamorada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coroneo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Passchendaele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guanajal	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Vega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Pucuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Palote	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quirio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalumburu Mission	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

645 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 26 February 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 26 February 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2005

Top 20 records on 26 February 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2005	Plan de Ayala, MX	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2005	La Maroma, MX	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2005	Mt Locke, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2005	San Pablo, MX	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	Methoni, GR	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	Villa de Arista, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	Mt Locke, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	Charcas (Smn), MX	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	Abritas, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	Ft Davis, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	Adjuntas, MX	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	Corpus Christi NAS, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	Science Garden, PH	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	Pericos, MX	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge), MX	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	Middletown 2 NW, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	Colville, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	El Chiflon, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2005	Ayutla, MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	38 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 645 records.

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

Records on 02-26 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1800	1
1803	1
1806	1
1808	2
1814	3
1815	1
1827	2
1847	1
1855	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	3
1891	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	10
1900	13
1901	4
1902	11
1903	2
1904	17
1905	3
1906	8
1907	16
1908	11
1909	26
1910	16
1911	22
1912	33
1913	8
1914	40
1915	26
1916	44
1917	55
1918	26
1919	95
1920	73
1921	91
1922	47
1923	80
1924	125
1925	59
1926	121
1927	78
1928	232
1929	455
1930	400
1931	169
1932	782
1933	380
1934	1,091
1935	295
1936	529
1937	329
1938	349
1939	842
1940	370
1941	302
1942	294
1943	128
1944	998
1945	566
1946	595
1947	538
1948	498
1949	255
1950	658
1951	818
1952	305
1953	198
1954	440
1955	716
1956	385
1957	849
1958	941
1959	188
1960	1,068
1961	515
1962	1,516
1963	1,010
1964	269
1965	536
1966	483
1967	846
1968	471
1969	578
1970	416
1971	780
1972	491
1973	336
1974	494
1975	483
1976	1,389
1977	925
1978	619
1979	990
1980	712
1981	1,093
1982	855
1983	721
1984	654
1985	465
1986	2,189
1987	1,686
1988	673
1989	1,283
1990	1,683
1991	619
1992	1,142
1993	1,909
1994	1,004
1995	1,210
1996	1,639
1997	1,289
1998	1,734
1999	650
2000	2,064
2001	848
2002	1,372
2003	1,498
2004	993
2005	645
2006	607
2007	780
2008	964
2009	1,036
2010	1,202
2011	1,573
2012	408
2013	1,277
2014	715
2015	1,363
2016	645
2017	486
2018	1,228
2019	1,754
2020	587
2021	589
2022	583
2023	572
2024	1,016
2025	429
2026	1,194

Download the Data

Data for records on 2005-02-26: 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 20	487
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1