Weather Records on 26 February 2023

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2023. Highest significance: Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 2023

On 26 February 2023, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 537 daily.
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 26 February 2023.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 26 February 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bucks Creek	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Troy 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Direction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.4 mm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Novi Sad	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caransebes	Romania	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.1 cm (21.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deva	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Valley - Carlin 20S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Plains (Cataract Falls)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	339.0 mm (13.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simpson South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alma Bacon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Margate (Sunnyside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 26 February 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 26 February 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2023

Top 20 records on 26 February 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2023	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2023	Bucks Creek, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2023	Boysen Dam, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2023	Woodbridge, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2023	Troy 3N, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Manila, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	112 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Tonopah, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Palomar Mtn Obsy, US	monthly snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Shoshoni, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Fort Direction, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Susanville 2SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	120 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	227.4 mm (9.0 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Novi Sad, RS	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Ft Valley, US	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Ojai, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Visalia, US	daily low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2023	Caransebes, RO	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	47 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 572 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

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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	407
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1