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Weather Records on 26 February 1914

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1914. Highest significance: Narrandera Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1914

  • On 26 February 1914, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 37 daily.
  • Narrandera Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 26 February 1914.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

40 stations
Weather records on 26 February 1914 40 station records on 26 February 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
40 station records on 26 February 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 February 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Narrandera Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation61.0 mm (2.4 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature24.7 C (76.5 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Genanaguy)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ElsinoraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
GlenariffAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.5 mm (1.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature5.4 C (41.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
KallaraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
DumbleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Springfield 2)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Florida StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.9 mm (0.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
UrawilkieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
ConapairaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation18.4 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-18.9 C (-2.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records
Records on 26 February 1914 by type Records set or tied on 26 February 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 25. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 25Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 February 1914 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 25.
Records on 26 February 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall25
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 February 1914 by timescale Records on 26 February 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 37. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 37all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 February 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 37.
Records on 26 February 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily37

How Much Records Were Beaten By

36 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 February 1914 Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.2. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 225 to 10: 810 to 15: 315 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 36 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 February 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 522
5 to 108
10 to 153
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 302

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1914
Top 20 records on 26 February 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 February 1914Narrandera Post Office, AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)2 years30 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Cobar Post Office, AUdaily rain32.8 mm (1.3 in)26.4 mm (1.0 in)25 years27 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Bourke Post Office, AUmonthly low max20.6 C (69.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)32 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Coonamble (Pier Pier), AUdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)20.4 mm (0.8 in)17 years21 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Hambantota, LKdaily high min24.7 C (76.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)44 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Tashkent, UZdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Peak Hill (Genanaguy), AUdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Cobar (Meryula), AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Cobar (Tindarey), AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Elsinora, AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Glenariff, AUdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Nyngan Airport, AUdaily rain0.8 mm (0.03 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)34 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Tulloona (Coolanga), AUdaily rain45.5 mm (1.8 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)10 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Mahackala, RUmonthly high min5.4 C (41.7 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)0 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Kallara, AUdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1914Goodooga (Brenda), AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)25 years11 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 1914
Records on 02-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1914. 1914 had 40 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 1914. 1914 had 40 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).