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Weather Records on 26 February 1899

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1899. Highest significance: Cape Borda Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1899

  • On 26 February 1899, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Cape Borda Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 26 February 1899.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 26 February 1899 10 station records on 26 February 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 26 February 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 February 1899: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.6 mm (1.4 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord low minimum temperature-17.3 C (0.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-4.3 C (24.3 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 26 February 1899 by type Records set or tied on 26 February 1899 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 February 1899 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 26 February 1899 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 February 1899 by timescale Records on 26 February 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 February 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 26 February 1899 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 February 1899 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.4. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 5: 35 to 10: 110 to 15: 215 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 February 1899
MarginRecords
0 to 53
5 to 101
10 to 152
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 302

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1899
Top 10 records on 26 February 1899 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 February 1899Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)26.4 mm (1.0 in)23 years49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1899Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)25.2 mm (1.0 in)19 years31 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1899Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)12 years27 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1899Mount Gambier Post Office, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)11.0 mm (0.4 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1899Wahgunyah, AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)14.4 mm (0.6 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1899Cape Northumberland, AUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1899Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1899Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily low min-17.3 C (0.9 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1899Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1899Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily low max (Tie)-4.3 C (24.3 F)tie24 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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 1899
Records on 02-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1899. 1899 had 10 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 21800: 11803: 11806: 11808: 21814: 31815: 11827: 21847: 11855: 11858: 31861: 11862: 11868: 31869: 11872: 11874: 11875: 21877: 21878: 11879: 11880: 11882: 41883: 11885: 11886: 11887: 11888: 51889: 11890: 31891: 31894: 11895: 41896: 41897: 101898: 51899: 101900: 131901: 41902: 111903: 21904: 171905: 31906: 81907: 161908: 111909: 261910: 161911: 221912: 331913: 81914: 401915: 261916: 441917: 551918: 261919: 951920: 731921: 911922: 471923: 801924: 1251925: 591926: 1211927: 781928: 2321929: 4551930: 4001931: 1691932: 7821933: 3801934: 1,0911935: 2951936: 5291937: 3291938: 3491939: 8421940: 3701941: 3021942: 2941943: 1281944: 9981945: 5661946: 5951947: 5381948: 4981949: 2551950: 6581951: 8181952: 3051953: 1981954: 4401955: 7161956: 3851957: 8491958: 9411959: 1881960: 1,0681961: 5151962: 1,5161963: 1,0101964: 2691965: 5361966: 4831967: 8461968: 4711969: 5781970: 4161971: 7801972: 4911973: 3361974: 4941975: 4831976: 1,3891977: 9251978: 6191979: 9901980: 7121981: 1,0931982: 8551983: 7211984: 6541985: 4651986: 2,1891987: 1,6861988: 6731989: 1,2831990: 1,6831991: 6191992: 1,1421993: 1,9091994: 1,0041995: 1,2101996: 1,6391997: 1,2891998: 1,7341999: 6502000: 2,0642001: 8482002: 1,3722003: 1,4982004: 9932005: 6452006: 6072007: 7802008: 9642009: 1,0362010: 1,2022011: 1,5732012: 4082013: 1,2772014: 7152015: 1,3632016: 6452017: 4862018: 1,2282019: 1,7542020: 5872021: 5892022: 5832023: 5722024: 1,0162025: 4292026: 1,1941794187518971914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1899. 1899 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-26 in each year
YearRecords
17942
18001
18031
18061
18082
18143
18151
18272
18471
18551
18583
18611
18621
18683
18691
18721
18741
18752
18772
18781
18791
18801
18824
18831
18851
18861
18871
18885
18891
18903
18913
18941
18954
18964
189710
18985
189910
190013
19014
190211
19032
190417
19053
19068
190716
190811
190926
191016
191122
191233
19138
191440
191526
191644
191755
191826
191995
192073
192191
192247
192380
1924125
192559
1926121
192778
1928232
1929455
1930400
1931169
1932782
1933380
19341,091
1935295
1936529
1937329
1938349
1939842
1940370
1941302
1942294
1943128
1944998
1945566
1946595
1947538
1948498
1949255
1950658
1951818
1952305
1953198
1954440
1955716
1956385
1957849
1958941
1959188
19601,068
1961515
19621,516
19631,010
1964269
1965536
1966483
1967846
1968471
1969578
1970416
1971780
1972491
1973336
1974494
1975483
19761,389
1977925
1978619
1979990
1980712
19811,093
1982855
1983721
1984654
1985465
19862,189
19871,686
1988673
19891,283
19901,683
1991619
19921,142
19931,909
19941,004
19951,210
19961,639
19971,289
19981,734
1999650
20002,064
2001848
20021,372
20031,498
2004993
2005645
2006607
2007780
2008964
20091,036
20101,202
20111,573
2012408
20131,277
2014715
20151,363
2016645
2017486
20181,228
20191,754
2020587
2021589
2022583
2023572
20241,016
2025429
20261,194

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).