Weather Records on 26 February 1929

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1929. Highest significance: Macknade Sugar Mill, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1929

On 26 February 1929, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 438 daily.
Macknade Sugar Mill set a daily record precipitation of 327.4 mm (12.9 in) on 26 February 1929.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 26 February 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	327.4 mm (12.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	286.0 mm (11.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 26 February 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 26 February 1929 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 438.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1929

Top 20 records on 26 February 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1929	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	327.4 mm (12.9 in)	242.3 mm (9.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Greensburg, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	286.0 mm (11.3 in)	237.7 mm (9.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Mareeba Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Granville, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Greenville Wtp, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Watford, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Columbus, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Sidney 2 N, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Thornborough, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Butlerville 2 WNW, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Medford, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1929	Eau Claire, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 455 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 50	376
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1