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Weather Records on 26 February 1918

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1918. Highest significance: Stratford, CA.

Key Facts for 26 February 1918

  • On 26 February 1918, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Stratford set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 26 February 1918.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 26 February 1918 26 station records on 26 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 26 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
WestminsterCanadaRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4United StatesRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
QueenstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney CreekCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BromeCanadaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.0 cm (0.4 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 26 February 1918 by type Records set or tied on 26 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 5Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 26 February 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum5
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 February 1918 by timescale Records on 26 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 24.
Records on 26 February 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 February 1918 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 2: 92 to 4: 34 to 6: 26 to 8: 48 to 10: 310 to 12: 112 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 February 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 29
2 to 43
4 to 62
6 to 84
8 to 103
10 to 121
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1918
Top 20 records on 26 February 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 February 1918Stratford, CAdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)38 years32 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Westminster, CAmonthly rain44.7 mm (1.8 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)14 years29 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Lock #4, USdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Whitehead, CAdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)12 years22 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)53 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SEdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Umea, SEdaily rain10.3 mm (0.4 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Lucknow, CAdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)10 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Peterborough, CAdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)10 years18 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)0 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Chatham, CAdaily high max8.3 C (46.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Malvern, USmonthly high max31.1 C (88.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)0 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Rowlesburg 1, USdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)6 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Queenstown, ZAdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Guelph Oac, CAdaily high max7.2 C (45.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Stoney Creek, CAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Cap Chat, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)2 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Sydney, CAdaily high max9.4 C (48.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1918Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)2 years7 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 1918
Records on 02-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 26 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 1918. 1918 had 26 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).