Weather Records on 26 February 2024

1,016 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2024. Highest significance: Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 2024

On 26 February 2024, 1,016 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
841 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 917 daily.
Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 26 February 2024.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,016 stations

1,016 station records on 26 February 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mutsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria/Foronda	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Friendship	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,016 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 433, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 408, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 26 February 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	433
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	408
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 February 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 98, daily 917.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

814 broken records

Margins by which the 814 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2024

Top 20 records on 26 February 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2024	Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2024	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Mutsu, JP	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Ensenada 1 W, PR	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Decorah, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Spencer 1 N, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	127 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Mondovi, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Charleston, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Mahnomen, US	monthly high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Baia Mare, RO	monthly high max	18.8 C (65.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Vitoria/Foronda, ES	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	127 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Casey, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	124 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Postville, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	127 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Menno, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Lugano, CH	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	113 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Saint Johns, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2024	Gravette, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	106 years	43 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 1,016 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 20	803
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1