Weather Records on 26 February 2021

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2021. Highest significance: Coffeeville, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 2021

On 26 February 2021, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 571 daily.
Coffeeville set a daily record precipitation of 103.4 mm (4.1 in) on 26 February 2021.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 26 February 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coffeeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Twelvemile Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caroda (Roseberry Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antoine 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richardson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strathgordon Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Knin	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Cimone	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campobasso	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Horton (Dunbeacon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corral Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pskem	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sucinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kystovka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.3 C (-35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turpan	China	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corfu	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 26 February 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 26 February 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 571.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

495 broken records

Margins by which the 495 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2021

Top 20 records on 26 February 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2021	Coffeeville, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2021	Joao Pessoa, BR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	99 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2021	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2021	Cleveland, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Ashdown 4 SSE, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Paris, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Bjelasnica, BA	daily high min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	120 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	124 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Twelvemile Creek, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Cooper, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Frisco, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Springhill, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Pahrump 4 NW, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Lugano, CH	daily high max	18.4 C (65.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	110 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	San Simon, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Moss Springs, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Caroda (Roseberry Park), AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2021	Fayette, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	82 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2021. 2021 had 589 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 2021-02-26: 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	459
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2