Weather Records on 26 February 1926

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1926. Highest significance: Krakmo, NO.

Key Facts for 26 February 1926

On 26 February 1926, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 119 daily.
Krakmo set a daily record precipitation of 56.0 mm (2.2 in) on 26 February 1926.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 26 February 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 February 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 February 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1926

Top 20 records on 26 February 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1926	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1926	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Williamstown, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Spokane Intl AP, US	monthly high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Orillia, CA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Berkeley, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high max	6.4 C (43.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Santa Cruz, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Lowville, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Grand River Lock, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	45 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1926	Bjuraker, SE	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	28 years	17 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 121 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	92
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1