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Weather Records on 26 February 1900

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1900. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 26 February 1900

  • On 26 February 1900, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Toronto set a daily record low maximum temperature of -13.9 C (7.0 F) on 26 February 1900.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 26 February 1900 13 station records on 26 February 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 26 February 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 February 1900: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
TorontoCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature45.8 C (114.4 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature23.1 C (73.6 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature16.5 C (61.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high minimum temperature8.8 C (47.8 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord high maximum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 26 February 1900 by type Records set or tied on 26 February 1900 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 01234Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 February 1900 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 26 February 1900 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 February 1900 by timescale Records on 26 February 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 February 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12.
Records on 26 February 1900 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 February 1900 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.1. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 1: 21 to 2: 22 to 3: 33 to 4: 14 to 5: 15 to 6: 16 to 7: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 February 1900
MarginRecords
0 to 12
1 to 22
2 to 33
3 to 41
4 to 51
5 to 61
6 to 71

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1900
Top 13 records on 26 February 1900 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 February 1900Toronto, CAdaily low max-13.9 C (7.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)44 years28 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1900Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low max-7.2 C (19.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)53 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1900Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high max45.8 C (114.4 F)4.7 C (8.5 F)32 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1900Jena Sternwarte, DEmonthly high max23.1 C (73.6 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)0 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1900Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily rain10.3 mm (0.4 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1900Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily low max-7.2 C (19.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1900Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily low min-13.3 C (8.1 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1900Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily high max16.5 C (61.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1900Concord, USdaily low max-10.0 C (14.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1900Uccle, BEdaily high min8.8 C (47.8 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)2 years6 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1900Putbus, DEdaily high max9.0 C (48.2 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)2 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1900Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily low min (Tie)-12.8 C (9.0 F)tie53 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1900Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min (Tie)18.9 C (66.0 F)tie1 year0 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 1900
Records on 02-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1900. 1900 had 13 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 1900. 1900 had 13 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).