Weather Records on 26 February 2026

1,194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2026. Highest significance: Birdsville Police Station, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 2026

On 26 February 2026, 1,194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
932 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 1,117 daily.
Birdsville Police Station set a daily record precipitation of 90.1 mm (3.5 in) on 26 February 2026.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,194 stations

1,194 station records on 26 February 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kouvola Anjala	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gifu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Kelly AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hikone	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kyoto	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altamont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,194 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 383, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 549, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 26 February 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	383
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	549
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 26 February 2026 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 76, daily 1,117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

970 broken records

Margins by which the 970 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 427.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2026

Top 20 records on 26 February 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2026	Birdsville Police Station, AU	daily rain	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2026	Izana, ES	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	106 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2026	Glengyle, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2026	Breadalbane (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	114 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2026	Roseberth Station, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	Kouvola Anjala, FI	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	Arkaroola, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	Bridgehampton, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	115 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	Aspendell, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	E Wareham, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	Norris, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	Escalante, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	118 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	Manassa, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	Irako, JP	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	Nara, JP	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	Uccle, BE	daily high min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	125 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	Gifu, JP	daily high min	10.2 C (50.4 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2026	Belchertown, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2026. 2026 had 1,194 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 February 2026
Margin	Records
0 to 100	954
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1